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CIRCULACION OCEANICA [7 records]

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Record 1 2021-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
CONT

Ocean circulation is a key regulator of climate by storing and transporting heat, carbon, nutrients and freshwater all around the world. Complex and diverse mechanisms interact with one another to produce this circulation and define its properties.

OBS

ocean circulation: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
DEF

Ensemble des mouvements horizontaux et verticaux des eaux de l'océan affectant une grande régularité dans l'espace et dans le temps.

OBS

circulation océanique : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Circulación provocada tanto por la acción del viento como por la presión interna de las aguas, en donde ambas dependen de las influencias atmosféricas.

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Record 2 2011-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Oceanography
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
OBS

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Océanographie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Key term(s)
  • Mission altimétrique
  • Étude par altimétrie de la circulation océanique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de monografías
  • Oceanografía
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
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Record 3 2005-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Meteorology
DEF

Horizontal water motion of the ocean due to the stress exerted on its surface by the wind.

CONT

The main principles of wind-driven ocean circulation are as follows. 1. Wind stress causes transport of water in a thin Ekman surface layer. 2. If there is a curl to the wind stress, the Ekman layer transport will converge or diverge, causing downwelling or upwelling. 3. The downwelling or upwelling motions cause fluid columns to squash or stretch vertically, and this causes slow southward or northward flow due to conservation of potential vorticity. 4. The southward or northward flow is determined by the Sverdrup relationship, which links the N-S transport of water with the curl of the wind stress. In order to conserve mass, the water returns to its original position via a relatively thin boundary layer adjacent to the western edge of the basin.

Key term(s)
  • wind driven oceanic circulation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Météorologie
DEF

Mouvement horizontal de l'eau océanique dû à la contrainte exercée par le vent sur sa surface.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Meteorología
DEF

Movimiento horizontal del agua oceánica debido a la tensión ejercida por el viento sobre su superficie.

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Record 4 2003-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Oceanography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Océanographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Oceanografía
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Record 5 2003-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
Key term(s)
  • Modèle de circulation océanique générale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 6 2002-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) is by far the largest, most ambitious oceanographic experiment ever carried out. The WOCE observational program began in 1990, but the origins of WOCE go back to the late 1970s. The experiment has involved the efforts of more than 40 nations over a period of more than 10 years, making use of several different satellites, dozens of ships, and thousands of instruments ... In 1983, the CCCO [Committee on Climatic Change and the Ocean] and the Joint Scientific Committee of the World Climate Research Programme established a Scientific Steering Group (SSG) to design and implement a global scale oceanographic experiment the World Ocean Circulation Experiment.

OBS

Conference, 1988, Paris. By the IOC,SCOR, WMO and ICSV

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Experience sur la circulation océanique mondiale (version de l'Unesco); Experience mondiale concernant la circulation océanique (version de l'Organisation météorologique mondiale).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 7 1996-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
  • Meteorology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
  • Météorologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
  • Meteorología
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