The Turbulent ocean

A documentary film about oceanography - trying to determine theoretical eddies, to predict turbulence and ocean storms. Also an ocean-going research study to find a mode-eddy - which they did.

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Credits

production company

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

producer/director

Bert Shapiro

Duration

00:59:13:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011221

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ocean currents

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oceanography

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Ocean currents

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Oceanography

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1974

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