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    Oceanography (from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός (ōkeanós) 'ocean', and γραφή (graphḗ) 'writing'), also known as oceanology, sea science, ocean science, and marine...
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  • Biological oceanography is the study of how organisms affect and are affected by the physics, chemistry, and geology of the oceanographic system. Biological...
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    following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Oceanography. Oceanography (from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός (ōkeanós) 'ocean', and γραφή (graphḗ) 'writing')...
    226 KB (32,647 words) - 13:07, 24 February 2024
  • Maryland, U.S. and incorporated in the District of Columbia. It is an oceanographical organization that aims to promote communication among oceanographers...
    7 KB (718 words) - 06:37, 5 February 2024
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    Physical oceanography is one of several sub-domains into which oceanography is divided. Others include biological, chemical and geological oceanography. Physical...
    31 KB (3,729 words) - 15:19, 7 May 2024
  • of Oceanography may refer to: Bedford Institute of Oceanography Florida Institute of Oceanography Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Oceanographic Institute...
    290 bytes (59 words) - 01:16, 18 October 2021
  • Spice, spiciness, or spicity, symbol τ, is a term in oceanography referring to variations in the temperature and salinity of seawater over space or time...
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    Seismic oceanography is a form of acoustic oceanography, in which sound waves are used to study the physical properties and dynamics of the ocean. It...
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  • In oceanography, an overflow is a type of deep-water circulation in which denser water flows into an adjacent basin beneath lighter water. This process...
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  • A mooring in oceanography is a collection of devices connected to a wire and anchored on the sea floor. It is the Eulerian way of measuring ocean currents...
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  • Oceanographic Institute may refer to: Oceanographic Institute, Foundation Albert I, Prince of Monaco Oceanographic Institute of Paris Oceanographic Institute...
    436 bytes (74 words) - 01:16, 18 October 2021
  • Planetary oceanography, also called astro-oceanography or exo-oceanography, is the study of oceans on planets and moons other than Earth. Unlike other...
    31 KB (3,113 words) - 14:47, 1 April 2024
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    A float (not to be confused with a drifter) is an oceanographic instrument platform used for making subsurface measurements in the ocean without the need...
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  • The Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory was founded in Nicolson Street, Edinburgh in 1906, by William Speirs Bruce, who had travelled widely in the Antarctic...
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    Oceanography Archived 2013-06-07 at the Wayback Machine Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) WHOI web page University-National Oceanographic Laboratory...
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    The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI, acronym pronounced /ˈhuːi/ HOO-ee) is a private, nonprofit research and higher education facility dedicated...
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    A drifter (not to be confused with a float) is an oceanographic device floating on the surface to investigate ocean currents by tracking location. They...
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    Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) is an echelon IV component of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NMOC), which provides...
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  • In oceanography, a front is a boundary between two distinct water masses. The formation of fronts depends on multiple physical processes and small differences...
    28 KB (3,367 words) - 05:51, 17 February 2024
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    The Oceanographic Museum (Musée océanographique) is a museum of marine sciences in Monaco-Ville, Monaco. This building is part of the Institut océanographique...
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