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  2. Integrated Ocean Observing System - Wikipedia

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    The United States Integrated Ocean Observing System is a national-regional partnership of ocean observing systems that routinely and continuously provide quality-controlled data and observations of the oceans within the United States exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and Great Lakes.

  3. List of oceanographic institutions and programs - Wikipedia

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    Southern California Marine Institute, a multi-campus research station on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles area. University of Alaska Fairbanks , College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, which also houses the Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research , is based in Fairbanks, Alaska and also has a small station in Seward, Alaska .

  4. Southern California Coastal water resource subregion

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    The Southern California coastal subregion, sometimes called the South Coast Hydrologic Subregion, is a second-level subdivision [1] covering is approximately 11,000 sq mi (28,000 km 2; 7,000,000-acre) and extends from Rincon Creek on the north to the international border with Mexico on the south. [2]

  5. Anacapa Island State Marine Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Activities such as fishing and collecting are strictly prohibited within Anacapa Island State Marine Reserve, which is regarded as one of the most protected MPAs in the region. [8] A range of specific activities are illegal, except under a scientific collecting license for a national reserve, with commission approval or as a result of ...

  6. Ocean observations - Wikipedia

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    improved capability for ocean color observations in coastal and turbid waters; improved interpretation of sea-ice data from satellites; satellite measurement of salinity; Observing system evaluation and design, including improvements in air-sea flux parameterizations. Improvements in ocean platforms, including increased capabilities for Argo floats

  7. Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    The sanctuary is also a site for recreational activities, such as scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, boating, viewing wildlife, and fishing. [13] In an effort to balance recreation and conservation, the California Fish and Game Commission established a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) within the nearshore waters of the sanctuary in 2002.

  8. California water resource region - Wikipedia

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    California region, with its 10 4-digit subregion hydrologic unit boundaries. The California water resource region is one of 21 major geographic areas, or regions, in the first level of classification used by the United States Geological Survey in the United States hydrologic unit system, which is used to divide and sub-divide the United States into successively smaller hydrologic units.

  9. Argo (oceanography) - Wikipedia

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    A user who wants to explore Argo data but lacks programming skills might like to download the Argo Global Marine Atlas [14] which is an easy-to-use utility that allows the creation of products based on Argo data such as the salinity section shown above, but also horizontal maps of ocean properties, time series at any location etc. This Atlas ...