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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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Ocean Prediction Through Observation, Modeling, and Analysis (OPTOMA)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A programme that consisted of a lengthy set of surveys of the eddy field in the California Current.
National Ocean Service (NOS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A programme office of NOAA that monitors, assesses and forecasts conditions in the coastal and oceanic environment. More information can be found at the NOS Web page116.
Organisation of Persistent Upwelling Structures (OPUS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A programme taking place in 1983 that studied the inner part of a filament near Point Conception, California.
Winter Monsoon Experiment (WMONEX)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A programme taking place from Dec. 1, 1978 to Mar. 5, 1979 in the Indian Ocean, the western part of the Pacific Ocean, and in adjacent continental areas.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A research institute established in 1987 with the goal of developing state-of-the-art equipment, instrumentation, systems, and methods of scientific research in the deep waters of the ocean.
Pelagic Fisheries Research programme (PFRP)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A research programme established in 1992 to provide scientific information on pelagic fisheries to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) after the Magnuson Fishery ...
MBARI Ocean Observing Systems (MOOS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A research programme to improve the understanding of the relationships between climatic variability, ocean circulation, marine chemistry, and phytoplankton biomass, composition and production with ...
