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Physical oceanography is the study of physical conditions and physical processes within the ocean, especially the motions and physical properties of ocean waters. Physical oceanography is one of several sub-domains into which oceanography is divided. Others include biological, chemical and geological oceanography.
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.
Pages in category "Physical oceanography" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 201 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory – Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC). A data centre responsible for archiving and distributing data about the physical state of the ocean. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. One of the world's oldest, largest, and most important centres for ocean and Earth science research ...
Walter Heinrich Munk (October 19, 1917 – February 8, 2019) [3] was an American physical oceanographer. [3] [7] He was one of the first scientists to bring statistical methods to the analysis of oceanographic data.
Marine geology or geological oceanography is the study of the history and structure of the ocean floor. It involves geophysical, geochemical, sedimentological and paleontological investigations of the ocean floor and coastal zone. Marine geology has strong ties to geophysics and to physical oceanography.
In physical oceanography, the sublittoral zone [or "neritic"? clarification needed] refers to coastal regions with significant tidal flows and energy dissipation, including non-linear flows, internal waves, river outflows and ocean fronts. [citation needed] As in marine biology, this zone typically extends to the edge of the continental shelf.
Deep sea water column. The (oceanic) water column is a concept used in oceanography to describe the physical (temperature, salinity, light penetration) and chemical (pH, dissolved oxygen, nutrient salts) characteristics of seawater at different depths for a defined geographical point.