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Oceanography
The scientific studies of the ocean.
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West wind drift
Earth science; Oceanography
The ocean current with the largest volume transport (approximately 110 x 10(s) m(s)/sec), and the swiftest current; it flows from west to east through all the oceans around the Antarctic Continent. ...
Scanning multichannel microwave radiometer (SMMR)
Earth science; Oceanography
An imaging system consisting of lenses, moving mirrors, and solid-state image sensors used to obtain observations of Earth and its atmosphere. Scanning radiometers, which are the sole imaging ...
Beta plane
Earth science; Oceanography
An approximation, useful for the study of equatorial and midlatitude flow, whereby the Coriolis parameter is taken to vary linearly with latitude. Explicitly, the Coriolis parameter is given ...
Raoring forties
Earth science; Oceanography
A popular nautical term for the stormy ocean regions between 40 degreesand 50 degreeslatitude. It nearly always refers to the southern hemisphere, where there is an almost completely uninterrupted ...
Geomorphology
Earth science; Oceanography
A branch of geology concerned with the surface features of the Earth, including landforms and forms under the oceans, and the chemical, physical and biological factors that act on them.
Floodplain
Earth science; Oceanography
A strip of relatively flat and normally dry land alongside a stream, river, or lake that is covered by water during a flood.
Headlands
Earth science; Oceanography
A strip of land that juts seaward from the coastline. This feature normally bordered by a cliff.
