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physical oceanography [′fiz·ə·kəl ‚ō·shə′näg·rə·fē]

(oceanography)

The study of the physical aspects of the ocean, the movements of the sea, and the variability of these factors in relationship to the atmosphere and the ocean bottom.

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physical oceanography (redirected from Ocean physics)

physical oceanography
(redirected from Ocean physics)