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• Langmuir — is a scientific unit used in (material) surface science.It is also the name of:* Irving Langmuir, a Nobel Prize winning chemist and physicist, developer of the Langmuir probe; see also Irving Langmuir House. * Langmuir circulation, a wind driven… …   Wikipedia

• Langmuir circulation — is a wind driven helix circulation in the ocean with the axis almost parallel to the wind. Irving Langmuir discovered this phenomenon after noticing windrows of seaweed in the Sargasso Sea in 1938 [The open university, Ocean circulation… …   Wikipedia

• Langmuir-Zirkulation — Die Langmuir Zirkulation – benannt nach Irving Langmuir – ist eine Form der windgetriebenen Zirkulation von Gewässern. Langmuir Zirkulation mit Treibgutstreifen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Thermohaline circulation — A summary of the path of the thermohaline circulation/ Great Ocean Conveyor. Blue paths represent deep water currents, while red paths represent surface currents The term thermohaline circulation (THC) refers to a part of the large scale ocean… …   Wikipedia

• Langmuir circulation — noun a form of cylindrical motion found in the near surface waters of lakes and oceans under windy conditions, characterized by lines or streaks of seaweed etc (called windrows) roughly parallel to the wind …   Wiktionary

• Irving Langmuir — Infobox Scientist name = Irving Langmuir image size = 180px birth date = birth date|1881|1|31 birth place = Brooklyn, New York death date = death date and age|1957|8|16|1881|1|31 death place = Woods Hole, Massachusetts nationality = United States …   Wikipedia

• Physical oceanography — World ocean bathymetry. Physical oceanography is the study of physical conditions and physical processes within the ocean, especially the motions and physical properties of ocean waters. Physical oceanography is one of several sub domains into… …   Wikipedia

• Global climate model — AGCM redirects here. For Italian competition regulator, see Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato. Climate models are systems of differential equations based on the basic laws of physics, fluid motion, and chemistry. To “run” a model,… …   Wikipedia

• Ocean gyre — For other uses, see Gyre (disambiguation). The five major ocean gyres A gyre in oceanography is any large system of rotating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements. Gyres are caused by the Coriolis Effect; planetary …   Wikipedia

• El Niño-Southern Oscillation — El Niño redirects here. For other uses, see El Niño (disambiguation). ENSO redirects here. For other uses, see Enso (disambiguation). The 1997 El Niño observed by TOPEX/Poseidon. The white areas off the tropical coasts of South and North America… …   Wikipedia

• Ocean current — This article is about ocean currents. For other uses, see Current (disambiguation). The ocean currents. Distinctive white lines trace the flow of surface currents around the world. An ocean cur …   Wikipedia