Oceanography

Oceanography

The scientific studies of the ocean.

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Harmonic

Earth science; Oceanography

1. An integral multiple or submultiple of a given frequency; a sinusoidal component of a periodic wave. 2. A signal having a frequency that is a harmonic (sense 1) of the fundamental frequency.

Turbidity

Earth science; Oceanography

A unit of measurement which indicates the amount of solids in the water by quantifying the degree to which light travelling through a water column is scattered by the suspended particles.

Neap tide

Earth science; Oceanography

A tide of decreased amplitude, occurring semimonthly one or two days after quadrature .

Emissivity

Earth science; Oceanography

A property of a material, measured as the emittance of a specimen of the material that is thick enough to be completely opaque and has an optically smooth surface.

Current

Earth science; Oceanography

A horizontal movement of water in a well-defined, established pattern, as in a river or stream. The movement of a definite body of air in a certain direction.

Direct tide

Earth science; Oceanography

A gravitational solar or lunar tide in the ocean or atmosphere which is in phase with the apparent motions of the attracting body, and consequently has its local maxima directly under the ...