underwater acoustics
41Wind wave — Ocean wave redirects here. For the film, see Ocean Waves (film). North Pacific storm waves as seen from the NOAA M/V Noble Star, Winter 1989 …
42Acoustic thermometry — of Ocean Climate (ATOC) is an idea to observe the state of the world s oceans, and the ocean climate in particular, using long range acoustic transmissions. Prototype measurements of temperature have been made in the North Pacific Basin and… …
43Baffles (submarine) — Baffles redirects here. For other uses, see Baffle (disambiguation). Example diagram of the baffles of a submarine, showing the directional arc behind a submarine where the sonar is ineffective. The baffles is the area in the water directly… …
44USNS Hayes (T-AGOR-16) — USNS Hayes (T AGOR 16/T AG 195) was a Hayes class oceanographic research ship acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1971. In 1992 she was reconfigured as an acoustics research ship and assigned to the Navy’s program of acoustic noise reduction for… …
45Oceanography — For the scientific journal, see Oceanography (journal). Thermohaline circulation Oceanography (compound of the Greek words ωκεανός meaning ocean and γράφω meaning to write ), also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth… …
46Ocean thermal energy conversion — Temperature differences between the surface and 1000m depth in the oceans Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) uses the difference between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface ocean waters to run a heat engine and produce useful work,… …
47DSV Alvin — ALVIN redirects here. For other uses, see Alvin. Alvin in 1978, a year after first exploring hydrothermal vents. Alvin (DSV 2) is a manned deep ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Woods Hole… …
48Convergent boundary — In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary, also known as a destructive plate boundary (because of subduction), is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of lithosphere move toward one another and collide. As …
49Hydrothermal vent — Marine habitats White smokers emitting liquid carbon dioxide at the Champagne vent, Northwest Eifuku volcano, Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Littoral zone …
50Ocean current — This article is about ocean currents. For other uses, see Current (disambiguation). The ocean currents. Distinctive white lines trace the flow of surface currents around the world. An ocean cur …
