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Apple QuickTime movie  |  1995-12-19  |  12.5 MB  |  320x240  |  15fps  |  1 minute, 13 seconds  |  [MooV/TVOD]
Transcription: The Topex Poseidon Project is closely coordinated with two other oceanographic programs, TOGA and WOS. Both TOGA and WOS obtain seagoing measurements that complement Topex Poseidon's satellite data. TOGA, the Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Program, was begun in 1985 to study the year-to-year variability of the tropical oceans and their relationship to the global atmosphere. atmosphere. WOES, the World Ocean Circulation Experiment, was begun in 1990. Data from WOES complements topex Poseidon objectives. Together they hope to better describe and understand global ocean circulation and its ...