Ocean surface wave — Ocean surface waves are surface waves that occur on the free surface of the ocean. They usually result from wind, and are also referred to as wind waves. Some waves can travel thousands of miles before reaching land. They range in size from small … Wikipedia
Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong — Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hong Kong 香港海洋公園保育基金 Established 2005 as the conglomerate of the former Ocean Park Conservation Foundation (OPCF) and the Hong Kong Society for Panda Conservation (HKSPC) … Wikipedia
Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project — The Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project (POST) was created to monitor the movement of marine animals through an array of listening stations set along the west coast of North America.Little is known about key aspects of the biology of threatened… … Wikipedia
Air Force Satellite Control Network — The Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) provides support for the operation, control, and maintenance of a variety of United States Department of Defense and some non DoD satellites. This involves continual execution of the tasks involved … Wikipedia
Manned Space Flight Network — The Manned Space Flight Network (abbreviated MSFN, pronounced misfin ) was a set of tracking stations built to support the American space efforts of Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Skylab. There were two other space communication networks at this… … Wikipedia
United States Space Surveillance Network — Space surveillance is a critical part of United States Strategic Command s (USSTRATCOM) mission and involves detecting, tracking, cataloging and identifying man made objects orbiting Earth, i.e. active/inactive satellites, spent rocket bodies, or … Wikipedia
Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake — The humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was prompted by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times. On 26 December 2004, the earthquake, which struck off the northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra,… … Wikipedia
Vehicle tracking system — A vehicle tracking system combines the installation of an electronic device in a vehicle, or fleet of vehicles, with purpose designed computer software at least at one operational base to enable the owner or a third party to track the vehicle s… … Wikipedia
Spacecraft Tracking and Data Acquisition Network — Orroral Valley STADAN control panel, at the National Museum of Australia The Spacecraft Tracking and Data (Acquisition) Network (STADAN or STDN) was established by NASA to satisfy the requirement for long duration, highly available space to… … Wikipedia
2008–09 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season — Season summary map First storm formed: October 6, 2008 (01) Last storm dissipated: April 11, 2009 (Jade) … Wikipedia
