offshore trough

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• Offshore drilling on the US Atlantic coast — for oil and gas took place from 1947 to the early 1980s. Oil companies drilled 5 wells in Atlantic Florida state waters and 51 exploratory wells on federal leases on the outer continental shelf of the Atlantic coast. None of the wells were… …   Wikipedia

• Nankai Trough — The Nankai Trough 南海トラフ (Nankai Torafu?) is a submarine trough located south of Japan s island of Honshū, extending approximately 900 km offshore. In plate tectonics, the Nankai Trough marks a subduction zone that is caused by subduction of… …   Wikipedia

• Nankai Trough gas hydrate site — Nankai Methane Hydrate Site (or Japanese Methane Hydrate R D Program at Nankai, Nankai Trough Methane Hydrate Site) is located in the Nankai Trough, Japan. Contents 1 Site highlights 2 Introduction to the area 3 General physical and geological… …   Wikipedia

• Monsoon trough — August position of the ITCZ and monsoon trough in the Pacific Ocean, depicted by area of convergent streamlines in the northern Pacific The monsoon trough is that portion of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) which extends into or through… …   Wikipedia

• Cayman Trough — Coordinates: 18°30′N 83°0′W / 18.5°N 83°W / 18.5; 83 …   Wikipedia

• Slyne-Erris Trough — The Slyne Erris Trough is a geological basin off the west coast of Donegal, Ireland.In recent years it has been shown to be prospective for hydrocarbons, hosting Shell s Corrib gas field (discovered by Enterprise Oil, bought by Shell), and… …   Wikipedia

• longshore trough — an elongate depression in the offshore zone outside the breakers …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• 1981 Pacific typhoon season — Infobox hurricane season Track=1981 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg Basin=WPac Year=1981 First storm formed=March 11, 1981 Last storm dissipated=December 28, 1981 Strongest storm name=Elsie Strongest storm pressure=893 Strongest storm… …   Wikipedia

• Meteorological history of Hurricane Gordon (1994) — Hurricane Gordon Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) Hurricane Gordon s winding route Formed November 9, 1994 Dissipated …   Wikipedia

• sandbar — ☆ sandbar [sand′bär΄ ] n. a ridge or shoal of sand formed in a river or along a shore by the action of currents or tides: also sand bar * * * sand·bar (săndʹbär ) n. A ridge of sand formed in a river or along a shore by the action of waves or… …   Universalium

• Hurricane Bonnie (1998) — Infobox Hurricane Name=Hurricane Bonnie Type=hurricane Year=1998 Basin=Atl Image location=Hurricane Bonnie 26 aug 1998 2005Z.jpg Formed=August 19, 1998 Dissipated=August 30, 1998 1 min winds=100 Pressure=954 Da Inflated=1 Fatalities=3 direct… …   Wikipedia