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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Six thermometer

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A self-registering maximum and minimum thermometer invented by James Six (1731?-1793) of England in 1782. It consisted of a U-shaped tube with mercury in the bend, one side filled with alcohol, and ...

Mid-Japan Sea Current

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A slow southward cold water movement into the Polar Front in the Japan Sea. This is also known as the Maritime Province Current.

streaming velocity

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A small first–order mean velocity near the bottom in the direction of wave motion that occurs in the presence of the vortical bottom boundary layer in water of finite depth.

Samar Sea

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A small sea contained within the Visayan Islands that comprise the central portion of the Philippines. It is centered at approximately 124° E and 12° N and connected to the Visayan Sea to the ...

Visayan Sea

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A small sea located in the midst of the Visayan Islands that comprise the central portion of the Philippines. It is centered at about 124° E and 12° N and connected to the Sibuyan Sea to the ...

Camotes Sea

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A small sea within the Visayan Islands that comprise the middle portion of the Philippines. It is centered at about 124.5° E and 10.5° N and is connected to the Visayan Sea to the northwest (between ...

Oceanography Society

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A society founded in 1988 to disseminate knowledge of oceanography and its application through research and education, to promote communication among oceanographers, and to provide a constituency for ...