Physical oceanography

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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resolution

Earth science; Physical oceanography

In numerical modeling, the distance between contiguous points in the computational grid. This can refer to either temporal or spatial resolution, with the two being dependent in procedures using ...

discretization

Earth science; Physical oceanography

In numerical modeling, the process of converting differential equations governing processes occurring in a continuum into equivalent algebraic equations governing processes occurring in a ...

In oceanography, a process that is the result of a combination of Ekman dynamics and horizontal variations in the wind stress. The resulting convergence and divergence of the surface flow will force ...

halocline

Earth science; Physical oceanography

In oceanography, a relatively sharp change in salinity with depth.

joint effects of baroclinicity and relief (JEBAR)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

In oceanography, a term that arises from the derivation of the vertically integrated vorticity equation.

seasonal thermocline

Earth science; Physical oceanography

In oceanography, a weakly stratified layer of water that appears when the mixed layer makes a rapid transition between its winter maximum and its summer mimimum. It is created by deep convection ...

CTD

Earth science; Physical oceanography

In oceanography, an abbreviation for Conductivity-Temperature-Depth, an instrument for performing oceanographic measurements. The CTD measures (either directly or indirectly) the three most important ...