Physical oceanography

Physical oceanography

The scientific study of the physical conditions and processes related to the motions and physical properties of ocean currents and waters.

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Joint Air–Sea Monsoon INteraction Experiment (JASMINE)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A cruise taking place in the east Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal between April 7 and June 8, 1999. The goal of JASMINE was to observe the atmosphere and ocean environment during a monsoon onset ...

Greenland Sea Project (GSP)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A co–sponsored AOSB/ICES project aimed at observing and modelling the atmospheric, ice, oceanic and biological processes relevant to understanding the role of the Nordic Seas in the climate system. ...

Subarctic North Pacific Hydrographic Surveys (INPOC)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A cooperative programme among Russia, the U.S. and Canada from 1991–1993 that addressed the variability of the circulation in the subpolar and northern subtropical gyres of the North Pacific.

Ridge Inter–Disciplinary Global Environments Initiative (RIDGE)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A coordinated programme aimed at understanding the geology, physics, chemistry and biology of processes occurring along the global mid–ocean ridge system.

East Coast Ocean Forecast System (ECOFS)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A cooperative programme among NOS, NCEP, GFDL, and AOS to develop a system capable of producing useful nowcast and forecast information for the east coastal region of the United States.

West Spitsbergen Current

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A current flowing offshore of West Spitsbergen Island in the eastern part of Fram Strait. This current carries comparatively warm water from the Atlantic into the Arctic Ocean.

Kuroshio Water Mass

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A group of water masses produced by modified Pacific water in the Kuroshio area in the eastern East China Sea. The four water masses comprising this are, from top to bottom: Kuroshio Surface Water ...