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| | The continuous motion of water is a major characteristic of the World Ocean. Water-mass movement in horizontal and vertical directions forms the general system of Ocean circulation. Deposition, evaporation, coastal drainage, horizontal non-uniformity of water density, tides, wind and atmospheric pressure are all related to a number of factors which cause a transitional motion of Ocean waters. With the origin of motion, there is a declining force of rotation of the Earth (Coriolis effect), which inclines the forced weight of water to the right in the Northern hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. Circulation of surface waters is now one of the most investigated topics. Circulation represents a rotational system around a fixed geographical point. Each rotation permits the interconnected currents to widen, and increases the speed and volume, thereby mixing the waters. |  | | | | 1. Cold currents; 2. Warm currents; Speed of currents in m/sec: 3. <0.25; 4. 0.25-0.50; 5. >0.5. | | | | Map from the Man and the Ocean, a CD-ROM produced by the Russian Head Department of Navigation and Oceanography | | | | |
 | | | | | | | Title | NOAA's Coastal Remote Sensing Ocean Color Applications (OCA) Project
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| | Description | Information about the NOAA CSC cruises that are used for validating satellite ocean color algorithms is online. Selected data are available through the on-line data selection system, Coastal Bio-optical data Analysis and Storage System (CoBASS). All cruises are shown on the main cruise location map, and the cruises in two regions: New England and the South Atlantic Bight, are shown in detailed maps. The cruise schedule shows the dates, vessel, geographic area, and cruise name for each cruise. All available data and cruise reports can be accessed from the individual cruise pages by clicking the cruise names on the main map or on the cruise schedule. The individual cruise pages contain a detailed map of the cruise, a table of station locations, and links to the oceanographic data collected. Recent cruises on the map or in the table may not be currently linked to a cruise report page. | | Keywords | REMOTE SENSING; OCEAN COLOR; NOAA; OCA; CSC; VALIDATION | | Geography Keywords | US; USA; UNITED STATES | | Content Language(s) | English | | Web Address (URL) | http://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/ | |
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