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  2. Oceanography - Wikipedia

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    Oceanography (from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός (ōkeanós) 'ocean' and γραφή (graphḗ) 'writing'), also known as oceanology, sea science, ocean science, and marine science, is the scientific study of the ocean, including its physics, chemistry, biology, and geology.

  3. Harald Sverdrup (oceanographer) - Wikipedia

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    In biological oceanography, his critical depth hypothesis (published in 1953) was a significant milestone in the explanation of spring blooms of phytoplankton. [ 7 ] Sverdrup was a member of both the United States National Academy of Sciences , [ 8 ] the Norwegian Academies of Science , the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , [ 9 ] and the ...

  4. List of ocean circulation models - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of ocean circulation models, as used in physical oceanography. Ocean circulation models can also be used to study chemical oceanography, biological oceanography, geological oceanography, and climate science.

  5. Evan Forde - Wikipedia

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    Forde was born in Miami, Florida, and received his primary education in the Miami-Dade County public schools. [4] He received his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Geology with an oceanography specialty in 1974 followed by his Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in marine geology and geophysics from Columbia University.

  6. List of oceanographic institutions and programs - Wikipedia

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    Oceanography and Climate Laboratory in Paris LOCEAN Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Paul Ricard Oceanographic Institute on the island of Embiez near Six-Fours-les-Plages . Roscoff Marine Station , associated with Sorbonne University , is the oldest marine research station in the world. [ 17 ]

  7. Marine biology - Wikipedia

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    Marine biology can be contrasted with biological oceanography. Marine life is a field of study both in marine biology and in biological oceanography. Biological oceanography is the study of how organisms affect and are affected by the physics, chemistry, and geology of the oceanographic system.

  8. An invasive Australian crustacean was found in these US ... - AOL

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    A new critter is creeping into the United States' waters. The invasive Australian redclaw crayfish has been spotted in southern Texas, roughly 8,000 miles from its home. The freshwater crustacean ...

  9. Aquatic science - Wikipedia

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    Aquatic science is the study of the various bodies of water that make up our planet including oceanic and freshwater environments. [1] Aquatic scientists study the movement of water, the chemistry of water, aquatic organisms, aquatic ecosystems, the movement of materials in and out of aquatic ecosystems, and the use of water by humans, among other things.