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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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Complex principal oscillation pattern (CPOP)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A generalisation of the POP concept into the complex domain. Although this was introduced to extend the POP technique to the modelling of standing wave oscillations, it was also found the CPOPs ...
Osservatorio Geofisico Sperimentale (OGS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A geophysical research institution located in Trieste, Italy. The OGS has a Department of Oceanology and Environmental Geophysics that performs research in physical ocenaography, especially in the ...
Resurgence
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A general class of phenomena where, after a storm surge, the water level falls, rises, falls again, rises again, and so on for many hours after the passage of a hurricane. This has been variously ...
Planetary boundary layer
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A generic term for either oceanic boundary layer (OBL) or atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). These layers are fundamentally turbulent and extend from near the surface to the boundary layer depth or ...
Isopleth
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A general term referring to lines drawn on a map or chart to display the distribution of any element, each line being drawn through places at which the element has the same value.
Detritus
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A general collective term for loose mineral and rock that is broken or worn off by mechanical means, as by disintegration or abrasion.
Bjerknes’ theorem
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A generalisation of Stokes' theorem that enables the calculation of the circulation on a rotating Earth.
