Physical oceanography

seasonally varying ocean current regime found in the tropical regions of the northern Indian Ocean

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Microturbulence is a form of turbulence that varies over small distance scales. (Large-scale turbulence is called macroturbulence.)

set of partial differential equations that describe the flow below a pressure surface in a fluid

Jason-3 is a satellite altimeter created by a partnership of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA), and is an international cooperative mission in which National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is partnering with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES, French space agency). The satellite's mission is to supply data for scientific, commercial, and practical applications to sea level rise, sea surface temperature, ocean temperature circulation, and climate change.

current of particularly saline water flowing through the Bosphorus Strait and along the seabed of the Black Sea

theoretical relationship between the wind stress exerted on the surface of the open ocean and the vertically integrated meridional (north-south) transport of ocean water.

rogue wave occurring at the Draupner platform in the North Sea on 1 January 1995

layer in which active turbulence has homogenized some range of depths.

type of aquaculture

nearshore zone where wave water comes onto the shore

shape of the ocean surface relative to the geoid

device for measuring the flow in a water current

seamount in the Eastern Mediterranean south of western Cyprus

Isopycnals are layers within the ocean that are stratified based on their densities and can be shown as a line connecting points of a specific density or potential density on a graph. Isopycnals are often displayed graphically to help visualize "layers" of the water in the ocean or gases in the atmosphere in a similar manner to how contour lines are used in topographic maps to help visualize topography.

zone with lowest oxygen saturation in seawater

series of shallow, slow, counter-rotating vortices at the ocean's surface aligned with the wind

subsurface flow of water returning seaward from shore as result of wave action; average under-current which is moving offshore when waves are approaching a shore

coupled ocean/atmosphere wave that circles the Southern Ocean eastward in approximately eight years

current related to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, with the Antarctic Gyres and the Termohaline Global Circulation belt

large field of undersea sand mounds off the north west coast of Scotland

anomalia de la temperatura freda de les aigües superficials de l'oceà, que afecta la circulació de retorn meridional de l'Atlàntic

prehistoric Hawaiian island

boundary between two water masses

difference between the elevations of a crest and a neighbouring trough

oceanographic/meteorological phenomenon similar to the Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO), but occurring in a wider area of the Pacific

component of an enhanced tsunami warning system

maximum depth at which a water wave's passage causes significant water motion

mix of river discharge and seawater

landslides that transport sediment across the continental shelf and into the deep ocean

Convection with two density gradients

fluid dynamics phenomenon that occurs as a result of the Coriolis effect

ice that forms on the bottom of an established ice cover

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geographical features found on coastlines and lakeshores that are created primarily by longshore drift

large-scale weather pattern with two modes which relates the atmospheric circulation pattern over the North Pacific Ocean with the one over the North American continent

mixing process that occurs when relatively warm, salty water overlies relatively colder, fresher water

time lag from the Moon passing overhead, to the next high or low tide.