Oceanography

Oceanography

The scientific studies of the ocean.

Contributors in Oceanography

Oceanography

The height of a given point in the atmosphere in units proportional to the potential energy of unit mass (geopotential) at this height, relative to sea level. In the CGS system, the relation between ...

Holocene

Earth science; Oceanography

The Holocene epoch is a geological period that runs from the present day back to about 10,000 years BP. It forms the upper division of the Quaternary era.

Ozmidov scale

Earth science; Oceanography

The horizontal extent of internal gravity waves, below which vertical overturning of waves may occur and above which overturning is inhibited by stratification. The length scale is proportional to ...

geostrophic wind

Earth science; Oceanography

The horizontal wind velocity for which the Coriolis force exactly balances the horizontal pressure gradient force.

beach drift

Earth science; Oceanography

The lateral movement of sediments on a beach when the angles of swash and backwash differ.

Quaternary

Earth science; Oceanography

The latest geological period, covering 2 Million years ago to the present, representing the last part of the Cenozoic era. The Quaternary can be subdivided into two epochs; the Pleistocene (two ...

territorial limit

Earth science; Oceanography

The limit of coastal waters over which a nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction, which extends 12 nautical miles (22km) from the mean low water mark adjacent to land, or from internal waters (as ...