details
- Name
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Department of Physical Oceanography
- Address
- 266 Woods Hole Road
- Zipcode
- MA 02543
- City
- Woods Hole
- State
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States
- Phone
- 1 (508) 289-2252
- information@whoi.edu
- Centre Website
- https://www.whoi.edu/
organisation profile
Department of US not for profit private foundation located in Woods Hole MA responsible for exploring the physics and geography of ocean currents and water properties.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is the world's largest private, nonprofit ocean research, engineering and education organization. WHOI has approximately 750 full-time scientists, support staff and students. WHOI is dedicated to research and education to advance understanding of the ocean and its interaction with the Earth system, and to communicating this understanding for the benefit of society. The Institution’s main research vessels are Atlantis, Knorr, Oceanus, and Tioga. WHOI also builds and operates a group of vehicles designed for ocean exploration. These include Alvin, Jason, and ABE.
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edmo metadata
- EDMO record id
- 1380
- Collating centre
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- Latest update
- 12 October 2009 9:36:49 AM