geophysical fluid dynamics

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geophysical fluid dynamics [‚jē·ō¦fiz·ə·kəl ¦flü·əd dī′nam·iks]

(geophysics)

The study of the naturally occurring, large-scale flows in the atmosphere and oceans, such as in weather patterns, atmospheric fronts, ocean currents, coastal upwelling, and the El Niño phenomenon.

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