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Oceanography
The scientific studies of the ocean.
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Rayleigh-Jeans law
Earth science; Oceanography
A relation bet ween the differential intensity (dE) of blackbody radiation within a narrow range of wavelengths; it is equal to 2ckT-4d, where c is the speed of light, k is the Boltzmann constant, T ...
Kuroshio system
Earth science; Oceanography
A system of ocean currents including the Kuroshio , Kuroshio extension , North Pacific current , and the lesser Tsushima current and Kuroshio countercurrent .
Ekman spiral
Earth science; Oceanography
A theoretical representation that a wind blowing steadily over an ocean of unlimited depth and extent and uniform viscosity would cause, in the Northern Hemisphere, the immediate surface water to ...
Rotary current
Earth science; Oceanography
A tidal current that changes direction progressively through 360 degreesduring a tidal cycle.
Tsushima current
Earth science; Oceanography
A warm, northward-flowing ocean current following the western coast of Japan. The Tsushima current branches off on the left-hand side of the Kuroshio flowing north into the Japan Sea.
Gulf Stream
Earth science; Oceanography
A warm, well-defined, swift, relatively narrow, ocean current which originates where the Florida current and the Antilles current begin to curve eastward from the continental slope off Cape Hatteras, ...
Ekman convergence
Earth science; Oceanography
A zone of convergence of warm surface water caused by Ekman transport, creating a marked depression of the ocean's thermocline in the affected area.
