For more than three decades, it was an effective mobile laboratory serving various areas of marine science and used to perform a range of marine research such as fisheries, marine biology, physical, chemical and
geological oceanography," al-Ansi pointed out.
She received her doctorate in oceanography from the University of Rhode Island, her Master of Science in
geological oceanography from Oregon State University and her Bachelor of Science in geology from the University of Illinois.
Intended for scientists, students, and managers working in the region, the text begins with an introduction to the Gulf of Alaska ecosystem, and then addresses the physical and biological background, climate and weather, physical and
geological oceanography, as well as biological and chemical oceanography.
The scientists at the Rio de Janeiro State University's
Geological Oceanography Observatory measured coastal erosion by monitoring the volume of sands that have been washed away by ocean currents.
He earned a master of science in
geological oceanography in 1971 and a doctorate in
geological oceanography in 1974, both from Texas A&M University.
