Here, in the Canary Islands, it's just the opposite, with remarkable rainy fall and winter seasons. I might produce a picture similar to yours just to check it.

On this day in 1925, the German research vessel Meteor set sail, beginning a landmark 2-year survey of the Atlantic Ocean. 🌊 Read more: oceanofisica.ulpgc.es/efemeride/meteor-expedit...

Mind map diagram with "Physical Oceanography" as the central node, surrounded by six thematic branches: Circulation and Climate (mesoscale, large scale, submesoscale), Waves (surface waves, tsunamis, planetary waves, internal waves, wave-current interactions, tides), Cross-Cutting Processes (turbulence, vertical and lateral mixing, physical-chemical interactions), Applications (contaminant transport, climate change modeling, marine resource management, disaster prevention), Interactions (atmosphere-ocean, ocean-ecosystems, interaction with sea ice), and Methods (observational, numerical modeling, AI & machine learning, theory, big data analysis). Source: oceanofisica.ulpgc.es.

🌊 What does Physical Oceanography actually study? From large-scale circulation to internal waves, numerical models, AI, ocean-atmosphere interactions, and applications like disaster prevention — a much broader field than most people realize.
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On this day in 1969, NASA launched Nimbus-3, pioneering global infrared observations that paved the way for satellite oceanography. 🌊 Read more: oceanofisica.ulpgc.es/efemeride/launch-nimbus-...

Using the Spilhaus projection, the ocean is shown as a single, continuous body of water — no land interruptions.

At oceanofisica.ulpgc.es/oceanlive you can explore live:

🌡️ Sea Surface Temperature
🧂 Sea Surface Salinity
🌿 Chlorophyll
📈 Sea Level Anomaly
🌊 Current Speed

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Meet oceanofisica.ulpgc.es, an open-access repository from ULPGC bringing together materials, data, and outreach about the ocean.

📚 Teaching
🔬 Research
📢 Outreach
🛰️ Live ocean
🗓️ Historical highlights

👉 Explore and share: oceanofisica.ulpgc.es

#PhysicalOceanography #OpenScience #ULPGC #OceanData

On Feb 14, 1978, Pond & Pickard’s Introductory Dynamical Oceanography was published, shaping ocean science education with clear insights and detailed graphics. 🌊 Read more: oceanofisica.ulpgc.es/efemeride/publication-in...

On Feb 12, 2014, Frontiers in Marine Science published its first article, setting a new open-access standard for marine research. Read more: oceanofisica.ulpgc.es/efemeride/first-article-... 🌊

On Feb 2, 1979, the Global Drifter Program began, launching satellite-tracked buoys to monitor ocean currents. A key tool for climate and ocean research 🌊 Read more: oceanofisica.ulpgc.es/efemeride/inception-glob...

🧵 Thread — Exercise #10: Pressure vs Nonlinear Advection

What happens when pressure increases steadily in space—but doesn’t change in time—while velocity adapts to maintain balance?

In this episode of OpenOceanModels, we isolate a classic fluid dynamic balance.
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🌊 OpenOceanModels – Case #9
This time, we isolate nonlinear advection in the Navier–Stokes equations.
What happens when the flow transports itself?

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What happens when we isolate only viscosity in the Navier–Stokes equations?
In this case, we strip everything else—no Coriolis, no pressure gradients, no advection. Just local acceleration and viscous diffusion.

Exercise #7. Acoustic Wave: Pressure-Driven Acceleration in Navier–Stokes Equations YouTube video by OpenOceanModels

🔊 What does an acoustic wave look like in its purest form?
In Exercise #7 of OpenOceanModels, we isolate just two terms of the Navier–Stokes equations:
🟢 Local acceleration
🟢 Pressure gradient
🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aJa...
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🧪1/6 🌊 OpenOceanModels #6 is live!
We're tackling the Navier–Stokes equations—the heart of ocean & atmosphere dynamics. They don't have analytical solutions, so how do we understand them?

🌊 Coastal Kelvin Waves: Ocean's Hidden Rhythm 🌊

(1/7) Back to the fascinating world of waves! Earlier, we explored wave interference and saw how buoyancy itself can behave rhythmically like waves.

🌊🧵 The Stommel Model: Understanding Western Intensification

1/ Why do strong currents form on the west side of subtropical gyres?

We have 5 major gyres: 🌐 N. Atlantic
🌐 S. Atlantic
🌐 N. Pacific
🌐 S. Pacific
🌐 Indian Ocean

But why are currents like the Gulf Stream so intense?

🌊🧵 Wind-Driven Circulation: Understanding Subtropical Gyres

1/ Most surface ocean circulation can be explained by five subtropical gyres: 🌐

North & South Atlantic
North & South Pacific
Indian Ocean

These gyres dominate the surface and are key to understanding ocean dynamics.

1/ Why do objects float, sink, or oscillate in water? This exercise explores the dynamics of buoyancy: how an object moves in a fluid to reach equilibrium based on its and the fluid's density. Let’s dive in! 🌊

1/ Waves are everywhere in the ocean! 🌊 From tidal patterns (spring and neap tides) to the wave sets surfers patiently wait for—these are all results of wave interference. Let’s explore this in our first exercise.

1/ What does “open” mean in #OpenOceanModels? It’s not just about open-source software; it’s about making oceanographic modeling accessible to everyone, from students to professionals. Knowledge should flow freely, just like the oceans we study. 🌐

1/ 📘 With #OpenOceanModels, we want numerical models to be a go-to resource for teaching ocean science, helping students explore oceanic physical processes through hands-on learning.