Oceanography

Oceanography

The scientific studies of the ocean.

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calving

Earth science; Oceanography

The breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier, an ice shelf, or an iceberg.

The cold ocean current flowing north along the coasts of Chile and Peru. It is one of the swiftest of ocean currents. The Peru current originates where part of the water that flows toward the east ...

fathom

Earth science; Oceanography

The common unit of depth in the ocean, equal to six feet. It is also sometimes used in expressing horizontal distances, in which case 100 fathoms make one cable or very nearly one-tenth nautical ...

transmission

Earth science; Oceanography

The complete passage of radiation through a medium.

tide

Earth science; Oceanography

The cyclical rise and fall of the water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water that is caused by the interaction of the rotating Earth with various forces, principally the gravitational ...