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Physical oceanography
The scientific study of the physical conditions and processes related to the motions and physical properties of ocean currents and waters.
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layering
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, this is a consequence of the double diffusion phenomena. If a layer of colder, fresher water overlies a layer of warmer, saltier water, the differences in molecular ...
double diffusive instability
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, this is a consequence of the double diffusion phenomena. If a layer of warmer, saltier water overlies a layer of cooler, fresher water such that the density of the upper ...
Subarctic Intermediate Water (SIW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, this is a water mass which originates from the Polar Front formed between the Kuroshio and the Oyashio in the western North Pacific Ocean. It is formed chiefly by the ...
reflectance
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In radiation transfer, the fraction of incoming radiation that is reflected from a medium. The sum of this, the transmittance, and the absorptance must equal unity.
transmittance
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In radiation transfer, the fraction of incoming radiation that is transmitted into or through a medium. The sum of this, the absorptance, and the reflectance must equal unity.
sample
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In signal processing, to pick out values from an analog signal, usually at regular intervals, to create a corresponding digital signal.
fetch
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In surface gravity wave generation theories, the length of water over which a wind is blowing. The wave height is completely determined in such theories by the fetch, the duration over which the wind ...
