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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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Physical oceanography
Reflective Optics System Imaging Spectrometer (ROSIS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A compact airborne imaging spectrometer. This device was designed for the detection of spectral fine structure in coastal waters. See the ROSIS Web site143.
Ocean Margin EXchange project (OMEX)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A component of the MAST program. This project aims to study the biogeochemical fluxes and processes across the European continental shelf break facing the North Atlantic.
Pacific Climate Information System (PCIS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A comprehensive information system containing statistical information on rainfall clmiatology and variation with the ENSO cycle for almost 300 Pacific islands.
Polar Exchange at the Sea Surface (POLES)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A component of the NASA EOS programme that investigates the exchange of mass and energy at the air-ice-ocean interface in the polar regions.
Family of Linked Atlantic Model Experiments (FLAME)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A framework for several numerical ocean modelling projects that study the physics and biogeochemistry of the Atlantic Ocean. The goal of FLAME is to perform a series of sensitivity studies with ...
General Digital Environmental Model (GDEM)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A four-dimensional (latitude, longitude, depth, and time) digital model of temperature and salinity for the North and South Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean north of 40° S, the Arctic Ocean, ...
ROLAI2D lander
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A free vehicle benthic lander designed to characterise reaction at and transport across the sediment–water interface. ROLAI2 was designed for long duration deployments (i.e. greater than 30 days) to ...
