Ocean SciencesEdward John Long |
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... record is obtained of the surface of the sea . There are several variations of the wave staff , such as using a wire of high resistance in place of contact points and resistors and using capacitance change in place of resistance , but ...
... record is obtained of the surface of the sea . There are several variations of the wave staff , such as using a wire of high resistance in place of contact points and resistors and using capacitance change in place of resistance , but ...
Page 152
... recording of three ocean measurements , this system produces a record which can be analyzed by modern electronic computers . One trend then is to measure several properties at the same time and to produce a record capable of computer ...
... recording of three ocean measurements , this system produces a record which can be analyzed by modern electronic computers . One trend then is to measure several properties at the same time and to produce a record capable of computer ...
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... record can be read clearly , particularly the most recent part of it , when we can separate out eustatic changes from changes caused by warping of the coast . For example , on the Argentine continental shelf ( one of the broadest and ...
... record can be read clearly , particularly the most recent part of it , when we can separate out eustatic changes from changes caused by warping of the coast . For example , on the Argentine continental shelf ( one of the broadest and ...
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abyssal hills abyssal plain additional data available agencies Antarctic arctic Atlantic Bureau charts chemical coastal Committee on Oceanography continental shelf continental slope continuous currents deep depth device Director earth energy equipment established FCST feet fish FISHERIES RESEARCH forecasting geological geophysics Gulf Stream Hydrographic Office important increase instrument Island kilometers knots laboratory land layer magnetic Major Facilities marine animals marine biology marine sciences measurements ment meteorology meters mid-ocean ridge miles Mohorovičić Discontinuity motion NASCO National Naval navigation NAVOCEANO North nuclear ocean bottom oceanographic data Oceanographic Office oceanographic research operations organisms Pacific Pacific Ocean physical oceanography plankton polar pressure problems Program radioactive range ridge rock salinity sample scientific scientists sea surface sea water sediments seismic ships shipworm sonar Soviet species staff stations studies submarine temperature tidal tide tion U. S. Coast U. S. Navy underwater United University Washington wastes weather wind York