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AQUATIC SCIENCES (240) Parameter Definition
aquaculture , fisheries ...
OCEAN OPTICS (802) Parameter Definition
absorption , aphotic/photic zone , attenuation/transmission , bioluminescence , extinction coefficients ...
BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY (1050) Parameter Definition
abyssal hills/plains , bathymetry , continental margins , fracture zones , ocean plateaus/ridges ...
OCEAN PRESSURE (566) Parameter Definition
sea level pressure , water pressure ...
COASTAL PROCESSES (920) Parameter Definition
barrier islands , beaches , coastal elevation , coral reefs , deltas ...
OCEAN TEMPERATURE (2104) Parameter Definition
ocean mixed layer , potential temperature , sea surface temperature , thermocline , water temperature ...
MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING (163) Parameter Definition
marine obstructions ...
OCEAN WAVES (331) Parameter Definition
gravity waves , rossby/planetary waves , sea state , seiches , significant wave height ...
MARINE GEOPHYSICS (495) Parameter Definition
magnetic anomalies , marine gravity field , marine magnetics , plate tectonics ...
OCEAN WINDS (616) Parameter Definition
convergence/divergence , surface winds , turbulence , vertical wind motion , vorticity ...
MARINE SEDIMENTS (553) Parameter Definition
biogenic sediments , bioturbation , diagenesis , geotechnical properties , hydrogenous sediments ...
SALINITY/DENSITY (1368) Parameter Definition
conductivity , density , desalinization , halocline , potential density ...
MARINE VOLCANISM (40) Parameter Definition
benthic heat flow , hydrothermal vents , island arcs , mid-ocean ridges , rift valleys ...
SEA ICE (571) Parameter Definition
heat flux , ice deformation , ice depth/thickness , ice edges , ice extent ...
OCEAN ACOUSTICS (193) Parameter Definition
acoustic attenuation/transmission , acoustic frequency , acoustic reflectivity , acoustic scattering , acoustic tomography ...
SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY (218) Parameter Definition
sea surface height , sea surface slope ...
OCEAN CHEMISTRY (1422) Parameter Definition
alkalinity , ammonia , biogeochemical cycles , biomedical chemicals , carbon ...
TIDES (363) Parameter Definition
storm surge , tidal components , tidal currents , tidal height , tidal range ...
OCEAN CIRCULATION (917) Parameter Definition
advection , buoy position , convection , diffusion , eddies ...
WATER QUALITY (133) Parameter Definition
ocean contaminants ...
OCEAN HEAT BUDGET (190) Parameter Definition
advection , conduction , convection , diffusion , evaporation ...

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