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Founded in 1876, Texas A&M University is a U.S. public and comprehensive university offering a wide variety of academic programs far beyond its original label of agricultural and mechanical trainings. It is one of the few institutions holding triple federal designations as a land-, sea- and ...
A generic term for either oceanic boundary layer (OBL) or atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). These layers are fundamentally turbulent and extend from near the surface to the boundary layer depth or height, defined as the limit to which boundary layer eddies can penetrate in the vertical.
Industry:Earth science
A geophysical research institution located in Trieste, Italy. The OGS has a Department of Oceanology and Environmental Geophysics that performs research in physical ocenaography, especially in the Adriatic Sea, Eastern Mediterrean, Sicily Channel, and the Messina and Otranto Straits.
Industry:Earth science
A German fluid dynamicist who was a pioneer in applying modern fluid dynamical methods to questions of the large–scale oceanic circulation.
Industry:Earth science
A German writer of epics, romance and adventure who published a book entitled Groste Denkwurdigkeiten der Welt oder Sogenannte Relationes Curiosae in 1985 which contained the second chart ever to depict the global ocean circulation. His chart and explanations were very similar to those of Kircher’s previous and first-published chart. He also favored the explanation for the tides that had water being withdrawn from the oceans through the north pole and expelled from the south pole, although differing slightly from Kircher on the matter of timing. Happel had the water being withdrawn and discharged at special hours rather than just being rhythmically passed through the earth.
Industry:Earth science
A GEWEX project, abbreviated GRDC, to compile a global data base of stream flow data for the development and verification of atmospheric and hydrologic models. More information can be obtained at the GRDC Web site46.
Industry:Earth science
A GEWEX-affiliated project, abbreviated GPCP, designed to provide global data sets of area, time-averaged precipitation for a minimum period of 10 years (1986- 1995). This data will be produced by merging geostationary and polar-orbiting satellite microwave and infrared data with rain gauge data from more than 6000 stations. More information can be found at the GPCP Web site45.
Industry:Earth science
A global database on coral reefs and their resources. This is available on CD-ROM from ICLARM. See the ReefBase Web site137.
Industry:Earth science
A global observing program planned jointly by ICSU, WMO, UNEP, and IOC of UNESCO. It was established to develop a dedicated observing system designed specifically to meet to observation requirements for monitoring climate, detecting climate change, and for predicting climate variations and change. The objectives of GCOS are to meet the observational needs for climate system monitoring, climate change detection and response monitoring, especially in terrestrial ecosystems; data for application to national economic development; and research toward improved understanding, modeling, and predicting the climate system. A Joint Scientific and Technical Committee (JSTC) and a Joint Planning Office (JPO) were set up to develop the plans and strategy for implementation of the system.
Industry:Earth science
A global survey of the three-dimensional distribution of chemical, isotopic and radiochemical tracers in the ocean. It was designed to establish a baseline database for assessing future chemical changes in the world’s oceans and to provide a better understanding of large–scale oceanic transport and mixing processes. The expeditions were in the Atlantic from July 1972 to May 1973 (121 stations); the Pacific from August 1973 to June 1974 (147 stations); and the Indian Ocean from December 1977 to March 1978 (141 stations). The logistics and handling of GEOSECS cruises and analyses were coordinated by SIO and directed by Arnold 160 Bainbridge. The 14C analyses for all three oceans are summarized in Stuiver and Ostlund (1980), Ostlund and Stuiver (1980) and Stuiver and Ostlund (1983).
Industry:Earth science
A GOOS project to determine the monthly to interannual variability in the large–scale upper ocean heat constant via the operational deployment of XBT instruments from volunteer merchant ships.
Industry:Earth science
