Coastal ocean

Subject Geography is the study of variation in the spatial position of natural phenomena and man on Earth.Topics include: The location on Earth and in space, Civilized areas such as national or local city and, The science related to geographical

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Geography is the study of the transformation of spatial location of natural and human phenomena on Earth. Topics include: The location on Earth and in space Civilized areas such as national or local city and Sciences related to geography

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Autonomous underwater vehicle – a robot!Flies by changing its buoyancy – takes on water, becomes heavy and sinks – wings turn vertical motion into forward motion – expels water, becomes light and rises – flies saw tooth pattern through the ocean – from the surface to 3 m off bottom (200 m max)

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Sudden shifting of the ocean floor due to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and submarine slumping.open ocean: short heights, long wavelengths (100 km), and long periods 400-500 mph!!! shallow water: their length shortens and their height increases dramatically...

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An ocean wave is an undulation of the sea surface. Wave crest,Wave trough,Wave height,Wave lengt,Wave period Progressive waves move across the sea surface.,Standing waves oscillate about a fixed point. Wind velocity : Wind duration, Fetch (distance over which wind blows), Simply put, wave size increases as all these factors increase.

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learn how El Niño and La Niña work u emphasize that the ocean & atmosphere are strongly coupled u understand that one component of the Earth’s system can have drastic effects on the rest of the Earth Unusual oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon - an anomaly ,We don’t know everything about it ,We can’t really predict it yet

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Open ocean aquaculture is broadly defined as the rearing of marine organisms in exposed areas beyond significant coastal influence. Open ocean aquaculture employs less control over organisms and the surrounding environment than do inshore and land-based aquaculture, which are often undertaken in enclosures, such as ponds. When aquaculture operations are located beyond coastal state jurisdiction, within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ; generally 3 to 200 miles from shore), they are regulated primarily by federal agencies.

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Located in the South-East Asian region, thanks to an over 3400 km of coastline and 3000 islands in the Pacific Ocean, Vietnam is considered as a country has a great potential on marine and coastal economic development. From the North to the South of the country's coastal line, there are hundreds of aquaculture bases, many transshipment ports, fishing ports, tourist beaches, seaside resorts, petroindustrial plants,... that are contributed considerably to the Gross National Product.

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