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Oceanography
The scientific studies of the ocean.
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Decay
Earth science; Oceanography
In ocean wave studies, the loss of energy from wind generated ocean waves after they have ceased to be acted on by the wind; this process is accompanied by an increase in length and a decrease in ...
Mixed layer
Earth science; Oceanography
In oceanography, the surface layer of virtually isothermal water, which frequently exists above the thermocline .
Potential temperature
Earth science; Oceanography
In oceanography, the temperature that a water sample would attain if raised adiabatically to the sea surface. For the deepest points of the ocean, which are just over 10,000 meters, the adiabatic ...
Falkland current
Earth science; Oceanography
In the Atlantic Ocean, an ocean current flowing northward along the Argentine coast. The Falkland current originates as a branch of the antarctic circumpolar current . At about 35 degrees it is ...
El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Earth science; Oceanography
Interacting parts of a single global system of climate fluctuations, ENSO is the most prominent known source of interannual variability in weather and climate around the world, though not all areas ...
Surface temperature (SEA)
Earth science; Oceanography
In oceanography, the temperature of the layer of sea water nearest the atmosphere. It is generally determined either as bucket temperature or injection temperature .
Conductivity metre
Earth science; Oceanography
Instrument which measures ionic conductivity, which can be used to determine chloride levels within marine aggregates.
