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Ocean thermal energy conversion — Temperature differences between the surface and 1000m depth in the oceans Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) uses the difference between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface ocean waters to run a heat engine and produce useful work,… … Wikipedia
Ocean Hill, Brooklyn — Houses in Ocean Hill. Ocean Hill is a subsection of Bedford Stuyvesant in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Founded in 1890, the neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 3 and Brooklyn Community Board 16.[1] … Wikipedia
ocean liner — an oceangoing passenger ship, operating either as one unit of a regular scheduled service or as a cruise ship. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * Large merchant ship that visits designated ports on a regular schedule, carrying whatever cargo and passengers… … Universalium
Satellite laser ranging — In satellite laser ranging (SLR) a global network of observation stations measure the round trip time of flight of ultrashort pulses of light to satellites equipped with retroreflectors. This provides instantaneous range measurements of… … Wikipedia
Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation — APOLLO shooting a laser at the Moon. The laser pulse is reflected from the retroreflectors on the Moon (see below) and returned to the telescope. The round trip time tells the distance to the Moon to great accuracy. In this picture the Moon is… … Wikipedia
Atlantic Ocean — Atlantic , North Atlantic , South Atlantic , and Atlantic Basin redirect here. For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation), North Atlantic (disambiguation), South Atlantic (disambiguation), and Atlantic Basin (disambiguation). The Atlantic… … Wikipedia
Indian Ocean — an ocean S of Asia, E of Africa, and W of Australia. 28,357,000 sq. mi. (73,444,630 sq. km). * * * Indian Ocean Introduction Indian Ocean Background: The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world s five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and… … Universalium
Star Ocean: The Second Story — Developer(s) tri Ace TOSE (PSP)[ … Wikipedia
Pacific ocean perch — Taxobox name = Pacific ocean perch image width = 250px image caption = Adult S. alutus in the Gulf of Alaska regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Scorpaeniformes familia = Sebastidae genus = Sebastes species = S.… … Wikipedia
Defying Ocean's End — (DOE) is a global agenda for action in marine conservation compiled in a 2004 Island Press book. It is also the title of a 2003 Los Cabos (Mexico) conference, where the agenda was formulated. The DOE website describes itself as a practical agenda … Wikipedia
