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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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Tropical depression
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 33 knots or less near the center.
Tropical storm
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 34 to 47 knots near the center.
Eddy-induced transport velocity
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An additional velocity which must be added to the large-scale velocity to properly advect large-scale tracers in numerical circulation models. This is due to the effective transport velocity not ...
Redox discontinuity layer
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A zone of rapid transition between areas of aerobic and anaerobic decomposition in oceanic sediments. Its depth within the sediment depends on the quantity of organic matter available for ...
Ocean Ecology: Understanding and Vision for Research (OEUVRE)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A workshop for biological oceanographers and marine ecologists held at Keystone, Colorado from March 1–6, 1998. The goal was to develop an assessment of the field and an attempt to provide a vision ...
Obliquity
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Also called the obliquity of the ecliptic, this term is used to denote the tilt of the earth's axis with respect to the plane of the earth's orbit. This is one of the three main orbital perturbations ...
Harmful algal blooms (HAB)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Also known as marine phytoplankton blooms or red tides. In this naturally occurring phenomenon for which instances are reported for around 300 species blooms with cell concentrations of several ...
