全球尺度上的大气变化(如气候反常等)与大规模的海洋变化有密切关系,而技术上的进展则对于海洋变化的预报起着越来越重要的作用。日本海洋科学技术中心一直在研究开发能在三维方向上发现及跟踪海洋的变化并对其进行精确测量的测量设备。这些测量设备中有两套用于测定水温、含盐量和深度,一套从飞机上投入海中,另一套则用船来拖曳。该中心开发的另一套设备是声学海洋测量系统。当考察 Atmospheric changes (such as climate anomalies) on a global scale are closely related to large-scale changes in the oceans and seas, and technological advances are playing more and more important roles in forecasting ocean changes. The Japan Marine Science and Technology Center has been researching and developing measuring equipment that can detect and track changes in the ocean in three dimensions and measure them accurately. Two of these measuring devices are used to determine water temperature, salinity and depth, one from the airplane into the sea and the other from a ship. Another device developed by the center is the Acoustic Ocean Survey System. When inspected