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Oceanography 1
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alvin | A submersible from Woods Hole that explores the deep ocean. noted for locating the wreck of the rms Titanic |
| Auv | Automated underwater vehicles. They do not need to be tethered to a ship, and can therefore remain underwater for much longer periods of time. They can also make maps that would take humans much longer. |
| Bathysphere | A round submarine lowered into the ocean to observe life. |
| Columbus | European explorer who brought knowledge of the Americas to Europe. |
| Cook | Explorer who searched for Antarctica. Despite not finding it, he made many important discoveries, such as accurate surface maps. |
| Eratosthenes | Greek mathematician who used the position of the sun to determine the earth's circumference. |
| Leif Erikson | Viking explorer who sailed from Greenland to what is now Canada |
| Edward Forbes | Scientist who others thought said the deepest levels of the ocean are lifeless. He actually thought that there was little life, not none. |
| GPS | Global Positioning System. Uses relation to satellites to determine its position. |
| HMS Challenger Expedition | An early expedition that was the first devoted entirely to science. |
| latitude | part of a method of determining position. |
| longitude | another part of a method of determining position. |
| Ferdinand Magellan | Leader of the first around-the-world expedition. |
| Matthew Maury | Considered the "Father of Oceanography". Compiled and helped to standardize ship data, and wrote a textbook. |
| Ptolemy | Egyptian-Greek who produced an early map of the world. While it had latitude and longitude, it presented the earth as 28% too small. |
| Pytheas | Greek geographer-astronomer who sailed to Iceland using a system that determined ones latitude |
| ROV | Remote Operated Vehicle. Submarine that does not carry humans, allowing it to stay underwater for greater amounts of time. |
| Scripps Institute of Oceanography | Leading school of oceanography. Currently located in San Diego, California |
| Scuba | Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. Used to allow humans to remain underwater for greater periods of time. |
| Sonar | Method of determining various characteristics of the oceans using sound. |
| Submersibles | Craft used for underwater exploration. Able to go underwater for long periods of time. |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | Another leading institute of oceanography. Located in Woods Hole, Maine. |
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