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Oceanography
The scientific studies of the ocean.
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Thermal infrared
Earth science; Oceanography
Infrared radiation with wavelengths ranging from 3 to 1000 micrometers.
Swash
Earth science; Oceanography
Intermittent landward flow of water across a beach where surf is breaking.
Cuspate foreland
Earth science; Oceanography
Is a triangular accumulation of sand and/or gravel located along the coastline. This feature is formed by the joining of two.
Actual evapotranspiration
Earth science; Oceanography
Is the amount of water that is actually removed from a surface due to the processes of evaporation and transpiration.
Arctic Circle
Earth science; Oceanography
Latitude of 66. 5° North. The southern limit of the area of the Earth that experiences 24 hours of darkness or 24 hours of day at least one day during the year.
Sand waves
Earth science; Oceanography
Large asymmetric fluvial bedforms, commonly with straight or sinuous crests and lacking localised scours on the lee-side. Bedforms interpreted as sandwaves on some areas of the Continental Shelf are ...
Fluvial
Earth science; Oceanography
Involving running water, usually relating to river or stream processes.
