Physical oceanography

Physical oceanography

The scientific study of the physical conditions and processes related to the motions and physical properties of ocean currents and waters.

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Physical oceanography

Turbulence kinetic energy (TKE)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

The energy contained within the turbulent portion of a flow.

Levee

Earth science; Physical oceanography

The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is "a depositional natural embankment bordering a canyon, valley or seachannel on the ocean floor."

Antarctic Zone Flux experiment (ANZFLUX)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

The objective of which was to measure the magnitude of heat flux through the air-sea-ice interface and to describe the mechanisms that drive and control the fluxes of heat, salt and momentum. It took ...

Near Shore Acoustical Network Experiment (NSANE)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

The objective of which was to make comprehensive measurements of the physical processes associated with the surf zone to determine which processes are dominant in determining the acoustic propagation ...

Rise

Earth science; Physical oceanography

The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name has two meanings: a broad elevation that rises gently and generally smoothly from the sea floor; and the linked major mid–oceanic mountain ...

Seachannel

Earth science; Physical oceanography

The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is "a continuously sloping elongated discrete depression found in fans or abyssal plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or both ...

Saddle

Earth science; Physical oceanography

The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is "a broad pass or col, resembling in shape a riding saddle, in a ridge or between contiguous elevations."