Concept information
Preferred term
OCEAN CIRCULATION
Definition
- Pertaining to or measuring the movement of water in the marine environment. Variables include types of motion, as well as, circulation features. Proper names of oceanic currents are not included. (en)
Broader concept
- OCEANS (en)
Narrower concepts
- ADVECTION (en)
- BUOY POSITION (en)
- CONVECTION (en)
- DIFFUSION (en)
- EDDIES (en)
- FRESH WATER FLUX (en)
- FRONTS (en)
- GYRES (en)
- OCEAN CURRENTS (en)
- OCEAN MASS (en)
- OCEAN MIXED LAYER (en)
- SUBDUCTION (en)
- THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION (en)
- TURBULENCE (en)
- UPWELLING/DOWNWELLING (en)
- VORTICITY (en)
- WATER MASSES (en)
- WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION (en)
Change note
- 2021-05-14 09:10:44.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (OCEAN CIRCULATION [a031952d-9f00-4ba5-9966-5f87ab9dfdd4,603790] - OCEAN MASS [d96bcb09-f240-41cc-84d0-6af9fb3509de,606941]);
- 2021-10-20 09:23:40.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (OCEAN CIRCULATION [a031952d-9f00-4ba5-9966-5f87ab9dfdd4,775052] - SUBDUCTION [c6f748f7-3a2a-4c76-90bd-8e8d7a691b21,778211]);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/a031952d-9f00-4ba5-9966-5f87ab9dfdd4
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