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Oceanography
The scientific studies of the ocean.
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geopotential height
Earth science; 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 ...
