Weather buoy tropical Pacific Ocean helped study the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Moored weather buoys range from in diameter, while drifting buoys are smaller, with diameters of . Drifting buoys are the dominant form of weather buoy in sheer number, with 1250 located worldwide. Wind data from buoys has smaller error than that from ships. There are differences in the values of sea surface temperature measurements between the two platforms as well, relating to the depth of the measurement and whether or not the water is heated by the ship which measures the quantity. The first known proposal for surface weather observations at
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean The story of "Lorelei", based on a best-selling novel written by Harutoshi Fukui, is a departure from the last 50 years of Japanese cinema by weaving a tale using a "what if" fictional narrative with a tip of the hat to modern manga storylines and styles. In the last months of the Second World War, the Empire of Japan receives a final gift from the collapsing Nazi Germany: the "I-507", a highly advanced submarine equipped with experimental technology. The mission, as revealed by the grim Chief of Staff Asakura (Shinichi Tsutsumi) following the