Oceanography

Oceanography

The scientific studies of the ocean.

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eddy diffusion

Earth science; Oceanography

Mixing of the atmosphere by chaotic air currents.

Kelvin wave

Earth science; Oceanography

Near a boundary in a rotating system, a Kelvin wave propagates with wave crests perpendicular to the side wall and wave height greatest at the side wall to the right of an observer looking in the ...

noise

Earth science; Oceanography

Noise is defined as unwanted sound and is usually measured in dB(A).

anomalous

Earth science; Oceanography

Not usual or regular; abnormal. Difficult to explain or classify.

isohaline

Earth science; Oceanography

Of equal or constant salinity. A line on a chart connecting all points of equal salinity; an isopleth of salinity.

terrestrial

Earth science; Oceanography

Of or relating to or inhabiting the land, as opposed to the sea or air.

Ekman layer

Earth science; Oceanography

One of the main layers of the troposphere, it is the layer of transition between the surface boundary layer, where shearing stress is constant, and the free atmosphere, where the atmosphere is ...