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Oceanography
The scientific studies of the ocean.
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Pleistocene
Earth science; Oceanography
Geological epoch preceding the Holocene, dating from approximately 10,000 - 1,800,000 years BP. This forms the lower division of the Quaternary era.
Tertiary
Earth science; Oceanography
Geological period, covering 65-2 Million years ago, representing the first (major) part of the Cenozoic era.
Glacio-fluvial
Earth science; Oceanography
Geomorphic feature whose origin is related to the processes associated with glacial meltwater.
Greenhouse gases
Earth science; Oceanography
Gases responsible for the greenhouse effect. These gases include: water vapour (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2); methane (CH4); nitrous oxide (N2O); chlorofluorocarbons (CFxClx); and tropospheric ozone ...
Rossby deformation radius
Earth science; Oceanography
Horizontal length scale of a rotating system measuring the distance over which the gravitational tendency to render a free surface flat is balanced by a tendency of the Coriolis acceleration to ...
Bermuda High
Earth science; Oceanography
High pressure system that develops over the western subtropical North Atlantic. Also called Azores High.
Sea ice
Earth science; Oceanography
Ice formed by the freezing of seawater, as distinguished from glacier ice or other land ice. Generally, any ice floating in the sea.
