Current Research Activities of the Department of Oceanography.

• Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE DEPT OF OCEANOGRAPHY
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1976
• Subjects: Humanities and History; Biological Oceanography; Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Geology; Geochemistry and Mineralogy; *EDUCATION; *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA; *OCEANOGRAPHY; *SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH; OCEAN WAVES; TURBULENCE; BATHYMETRY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; MARINE GEOLOGY; MARINE BIOLOGY; UNIVERSITIES; AIR WATER INTERACTIONS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEA ICE; UPWELLING; MARINE GEOPHYSICS; ESTUARIES; WASHINGTON(STATE); Arlington; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA024968; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA024968

Contents: Dynamics and thermodynamics of the upper ocean; Planetary-scale oceanic processes; Meso-scale oceanic processes; Small-scale physical processes; Coastal dynamics, upwelling, and downwelling; Estuarine processes; Sediment transport; Marine stratigraphy; Coastal and shelf sedimentology; Micropaleontology of sediments; Global tectonics; Genesis of the ocean crust; Analytical chemistry of seawater; Chemical indicators of oceanographic processes; Chemical controls and consequences of biological-biochemical processes; Kinetics and thermodynamics of chemical, biochemical, and geochemical processes; Marine geochemical studies; Chemical studies of marine environments; Biome studies and marine ecosystems analysis; Plankton production; Benthic production; Biology of marine organisms; Biogeography and taxonomy; Marine acoustics; Marine resource development; Applications of oceanography. Sponsored in part by Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va., Coast Guard, Washington, D.C., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, D.C. and Geological Survey, Washington, D.C.