Physical oceanography (original) (raw)
Physical oceanography is the study of the physical processes affecting and being driven by the Earth's oceans, including:
- ocean currents, including:
- wind-driven surface currents [see Upwelling]
- geostrophic currents [see Coriolis effect]
- thermohaline circulation [see Thermohaline circulation, Global conveyor belt]
- water masses [see Water mass, North Atlantic Deep Water]
- tides [see Tide, Tidal resonance, Tidal locking]
- stability of the water column [see Density (sea water)]
- mixing and turbulence [see fluid dynamics]