Oceanography

angular frequency at which a vertically displaced parcel will oscillate within a statically stable environment

Antarctica expedition

thumb|The graphic presents the present-day annual mean surface omega calcite: the normalised saturation state of calcite. Areas with a value less an 1 indicate a likeliness for dissolution (undersaturated) while a value over 1 indicates areas less likely for dissolution (oversaturation). The lysocline is the depth in the ocean dependent upon the carbonate compensation depth (CCD), usually around 5 km, below which the rate of dissolution of calcite increases dramatically because of a pressure effect. While the lysocline is the upper bound of this transition zone of calcite saturation, the CCD i

depth in the oceans below which no sediment particles are preserved than consist of calcium carbonate

sea water particles that are formed directly from the ocean

layer in a fluid where there is a force balance between pressure gradient force, Coriolis force and turbulent drag

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aspect of history

simplified approach for understanding fluid motions in a rotating system

layer in the ocean consisting of a variety of marine animals that migrate vertically every day

former United States archive of weather data

A bathometer (also bathymeter) is an instrument for measuring water depth. It was previously used mainly in oceanographical studies, but is rarely employed nowadays. The term originates from Greek βαθύς (bathys), "deep" and μέτρον (métron), "measure".

limits of the Earth's oceanic waters

regions of the ocean where the abundance of phytoplankton is low and fairly constant despite the availability of macronutrients

offers a publicly available bathymetric chart of the world's oceans

type of clay found in coastal regions around the world

device used to assess water quality

study of oceans outside planet Earth

pipeline that is laid on the seabed or below it inside a trench

chemical compound

collection of terms used by naval military units

NASA instrument aboard the Argentine SAC-D spacecraft

data product of the Ocean Climate Laboratory of the National Oceanographic Data Center (U.S.)

method to approximately determine the color of bodies of water using a standard colour scale

high pressure aquarium

property of the climate system where surface temperatures and systemic responses to carbon cycle, radiative forcing, and ecosystem feedback are delayed

Graph of concentrations of different species of a polyprotic acid, as a function of pH, when the solution is at equilibrium

length scale at which rotational effects become as important as buoyancy or gravity wave effects in the evolution of the flow about some disturbance

series of shallow, slow, counter-rotating vortices at the ocean's surface aligned with the wind

autonomus underwater vehicle

United States agency and maintainer of archival environmental data

technologies used in marine environments

dated term for the South Atlantic collectively or particularly for the portion of the South Atlantic south of the Guinea Coast and west of southern Africa

Euxinia or euxinic conditions occur when water is both anoxic and sulfidic. This means that there is no oxygen (O2) and a raised level of free hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Euxinic bodies of water are frequently strongly stratified; have an oxic, highly productive, thin surface layer; and have anoxic, sulfidic bottom water. The word "euxinia" is derived from the Greek name for the Black Sea (Εὔξεινος Πόντος (Euxeinos Pontos)) which translates to "hospitable sea". Euxinic deep water is a key component of the Canfield ocean, a model of oceans during part of the Proterozoic eon (a part specifically kno

volcanic island and seamount chain on the Nazca Plate

any fluid property used to track flow

craters in the seabed caused by gas and liquids erupting and streaming through the sediments

series of international summits

approximation whereby the Coriolis parameter, f, is set to vary linearly in space

Swedish oceanographic expedition in 1947 and 1948

oceanic current that runs beneath surface currents

pipeline or tunnel that discharges municipal or industrial wastewater, stormwater, combined sewer overflows, cooling water, or brine effluents from water desalination plants to the sea

chain of over 70 seamounts in the Southwest Pacific Ocean

type of maritime area

French marine biology and oceanography research and teaching center of Sorbonne University

ship built in 2005

REDIRECT Continental Shelf Station Two

region of Southeast Asia which comprises, amongst other countries, Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea

type of sonar that is used to map the seabed

process of making decisions about sustainable use of marine resources

method to describe momentum transfer by turbulence Reynolds stresses within a Newtonian fluid boundary layer by means of an eddy viscosity

biological water filter that uses light to grow algae which removes undesirable chemicals from aquarium water

marine station located in Banyuls-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean coast of France

long narrow depression in the Ionian Sea

lake formed by an underwater vortex when rapid water flow passes an underwater obstacle in boundary areas of high shear

field campus of the Université Paris 6 in Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Azur, France

Suggested composition of the ocean in the middle to late Proterozoic

period of rapid post-glacial sea level rise

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