ocean weather station

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ocean weather station [′ō·shən ′weth·ər ‚stā·shən]

(meteorology)

As defined by the World Meteorological Organization, a specific maritime location occupied by a ship equipped and staffed to observe weather and sea conditions and report the observations by international exchange.

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No references found			9), was well-written and very informative about the Coast Guard's role manning the many ocean weather stations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans thru 1975. SEA MAIL by Anonymous / Sea Classics In the past, a network of ocean weather stations (OWSs) provided a treasure trove of data for oceanographers and played an essential role in early efforts to build initial understanding of how the ocean changed over time and how it responded to, and in turn influenced, atmospheric changes (see Oceanus, Vol. Outposts in the Ocean by Weller, Robert; Toole, John; McCartney, Michael; Hogg, Nelson / Oceanus The ocean weather station idea originated in the early days of radio communications and trans-oceanic aviation. Alpha, Bravo, Charlie ... Ocean weather ships 1940-1980 by Dinsmore, Robertson P. / Oceanus			occupiable room occupied bandwidth occupy occurrence occurs check Ocean ocean basin ocean circulation Ocean City Ocean City State Park Ocean Conservancy Ocean County ocean current Ocean Currents ocean engineering ocean ferry Ocean Floor Ocean Futures Society Ocean Island ocean liner ocean perch ocean station vessel Ocean Sunfish ocean thermal-energy conversion ocean tomography ocean weather station ocean-floor spreading ocean-going Oceana County Oceania Oceanian oceanic anticyclone Oceanic art Oceanic arts oceanic basalt oceanic climate oceanic crust Oceanic Discontinuities oceanic heat flow oceanic high oceanic island Oceanic languages Oceanic Meadow Zones Oceanic Noise oceanic plateau oceanic province Oceanic religions oceanic ridge oceanic rise oceanic stratosphere oceanic zone			Ocean trenches Ocean trenches ocean trip Ocean trout Ocean trout Ocean trout Ocean Turtles Ocean Turtles Ocean University of Qingdao Ocean Venture Ocean Versus Daughter Ocean View Ocean View Baptist Church Ocean View Community Association Ocean View Development Company Ocean View Elementary School Ocean View High School Ocean View Investment Ocean View PONY Baseball Ocean View Reading Center Branch Library Ocean View School District Ocean View Terrace Ocean View Veterinary Hospital Ocean Voice International Ocean water Ocean water Ocean Wave Energy Company Ocean Wave Energy Conversion Ocean Wave Massage Bed ocean weather station Ocean Weather Station Mike Ocean West Holding Corporation Ocean Wildlife Campaign Ocean Work Station Ocean Yacht Racing Association Ocean Youth Club Ocean Youth Lacrosse Ocean Youth Trust Ocean Youth Trust Ireland Ocean Youth Trust Scotland Ocean Zone Divers Ocean's Eleven Ocean, Atmosphere, and Space Environment Services Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Ocean-Atmosphere Carbon Exchange Study Ocean-Atmosphere Global Climate Model Ocean-Atmosphere-Ice Interactions Ocean-Continent Transition Zone ocean-floor spreading ocean-going ocean-going Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Ocean-Monmouth Amateur Radio Club ocean-sounding breath Ocean/Atmosphere Exchange of Trace Compounds

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