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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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NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An instrument that will measure wind speeds and directions over at least 90% of the ice-free global oceans every 2 days under all weather and cloud conditions. It is based on the Seasat scatterometer ...
Ras al Hadd Jet
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An intense offshore jet that forms at the easternmost tip of Oman as the East Arabian Current (EAC) separates from the coast at the eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. The RAH Jet is found at the ...
Geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An interdisciplinary field of study for understanding fluid flows which occur naturally, e.g. the general circulation of the atmosphere, oceanic circulations, mantle convection, and the motions which ...
Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An instrument that has been on board both SEASAT and NIMBUS-7. It produced earth location and time-tagged SSTs, surface wind stress, atmospheric water vapor, liquid water content, and precipitation ...
Gas tension device (GTD)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An instrument which allows in–situ measurements of the rate at which gases pass through the ocean surface to be made. This was developed at the IOS.
Phototrophic
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Descriptive of a phytoplankton species that lives primarily by photosynthesis.
National Environmental Satellite (NESDIS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Data and Information Service, a NOAA office that manages U.S. civil environmental satellite systems as well as global data bases for meteorology, oceanography, solid-earth geophysics, and ...