Upper ocean dynamics and interdisciplinary processes; structure of the oceanic surface boundary layer; air - sea interaction and the oceanic response to surface forcing; internal waves; fronts;
oceanographic instrumentation and observing techniques.
A typical
oceanographic mooring, like one deployed in the northwest Atlantic Ocean by the Global Ocean Ecoystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) program, holds a large array of
instrumentation: seven current meters, seven temperature gauges, three optical turbidity scanners, four salinity / conductivity / pressure meters, and one Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) that records surface ocean current patterns around the mooring.