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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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Chlorosity
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The number of grammes of chloride and chloride equivalent to the bromide in one litre of sea water at 20° C.
Lapse rate
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The rate of decrease of temperature with height. This can be either an environmental or a process lapse rate. An environmental lapse rate is a static measure of the state of the environment, e.g. ...
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The purposes of which are to promote the interests of limnology, oceanography and related sciences, to foster the exchange of information across the range of aquatic science, and to further ...
Natural variability
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The range of climate variations that would theoretically exist in the absence of anthropogenic forcing. Information on this hypothesised spectrum of climate variability can be derived from ...
F–ratio
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The ratio of new production (i.e. resulting from new nutrients coming into the system) to total production (i.e. new plus regenerated, i.e. production from nitrogen recycled within the euphotic ...
Net ecosystem production (NEP)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The rate at which carbon from the atmosphere (as CO2) is accumulated in the biosphere. It is equal to the NPP minus heterotrophic respiration.
Effective scattering cross-section
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The ratio of backward scattering intensity to density of irradiation flux.
