 | Term | Definition |
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LADS (Laser Airborne Depth Sounder) |
flown over sea surface, measures distance btwn aircraft and sea floor, can only be used as long as water is clear, |
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MELT (Mantle Electromagnetic and Tomography) |
largest geographical field program, to get better models of magma movement to ridge 1996-1998 |
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NASA Earth Probe |
Satillite that monitors Antarctic and Arctic ozone holes |
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Portolanos |
Harbor-finding charts in Middle Ages, mileage scale, noted hazards, but no lat/longitude |
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Rebillib |
Navigational Chart made of sticks from Pacific Islands |
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SOSUS (Sound Surveillance Systems) |
network of underwater hydrophones installed by Navy in early 1950s, can detect earth tremors, coastal vessel trafic, submarines |
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Solar stills |
plastic dome that covered salt water. Water evaporates and collects on underside of the dome. Rate of production is slow |
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CTD |
ex. Seasoar, winged vessel towed behind boats |
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Argo |
An international project that will deploy an array of 3000 independent instruments, or floats, throughout the oceans by 2005 |
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Argo Profiler |
does not flie but sinks and rised vertically only, broadcasts its recorded data and positions to a satillite, then sinks and repeats the process |
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Lockheed OTEC Spar (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) |
a design for free-floating OTEC plant not yet built |
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MOBY (Marine Optical Buoy) |
launched in 1997 carries instruments to measure light and color at the surface and at three different depths |
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Seasoar |
a modified CTD device that allows sampling while the vessel is underway |
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SOLCUM Glider |
has multiple sensors designed to monitor water properties independently for up to five years |
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