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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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Specific volume anomaly
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The portion of the specific volume differing from a standard specific volume determined at a salinity of 35 ppt, a temperature of 0° C, and the pressure at the depth at which the sample was taken. ...
Geopotential
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The potential energy per unit mass of a body due to the Earth's gravitational field as referred to an arbitrary zero reference level. A unit of geopotential is the potential energy acquired by a unit ...
Predictability of the first kind
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The prediction of sequential states of the climate system at fixed values of external parameters and assigned variations of initial conditions.
Laurentia
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The Precambrian craton of central eastern Canada. It forms the ancient core of Canada, the remainder having been accreted via orogeny.
Power spectrum
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The presentation of the square of the amplitudes of the harmonics of a time series as a function of the frequency of the harmonics.
Mediterranean Models Evaluation Experiment (MEDMEX)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Whose aim is to achieve an intercomparison of existing models that have been applied to the Mediterranean Sea.
Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Whose mission is to further the understanding of marine pelagic ecosystem processes through: the maintenance and expansion of the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) survey; cooperation in the ...
