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Understanding Oceanography Basics

Oceanography is the study of the physical and biological aspects of the ocean through topics like ecosystem dynamics, ocean currents, waves, plate tectonics, geology of the sea floor, and chemical and physical properties of the ocean. It is an interdisciplinary field that combines astronomy, biology, chemistry, climatology, geography, geology, hydrology, meteorology and physics to further understanding of the world's oceans. Paleoceanography specifically studies the history of oceans in the geologic past.

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Understanding Oceanography Basics

Oceanography is the study of the physical and biological aspects of the ocean through topics like ecosystem dynamics, ocean currents, waves, plate tectonics, geology of the sea floor, and chemical and physical properties of the ocean. It is an interdisciplinary field that combines astronomy, biology, chemistry, climatology, geography, geology, hydrology, meteorology and physics to further understanding of the world's oceans. Paleoceanography specifically studies the history of oceans in the geologic past.

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Oceanography

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For the scientific journal, see Oceanography (journal).
"Ocean science" redirects here. For the scientific journal, see Ocean Science (journal).

Thermohaline circulation

Oceanography (compound of the Greek words ὠκεανός meaning "ocean" and γράφω
meaning "write"), also known as oceanology, is the study of the physical and
biological aspects of the ocean. It is an important Earth science, which covers a wide
range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and
geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor; and
fluxes of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and
across its boundaries. These diverse topics reflect multiple disciplines that
oceanographers blend to further knowledge of the world ocean and understanding of
processes within: astronomy, biology, chemistry, climatology, geography, geology,
hydrology, meteorology and physics. Paleoceanography studies the history of the
oceans in the geologic past. An oceanographer is a person who studies many matters
concerned with oceans including marine geology, physics, chemistry and biology .

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