How has satellite technology helped the study of oceanography?
Satellites assist Oceanographers at MBARI as they study the physical characteristics of seawater and the movement of water masses due to winds, waves, tides, and currents. They are particularly interested in the effects these physical processes have on living organisms in the oceans. It also helps view & understand tsunamis using examples from the recent earthquake in Japan and the tsunami event it generated. ChaCha on!
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What is a long shore current in terms of oceanography?
Longshore current - a current that flows parallel to the shor...
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Oceanography formally began as a discipline in the 1800s with studies by?
Since the oceans are vast and there are many different things...
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Oceanography is the exploration and scientific study of the o...
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What is the difference between Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography?
Biological Oceanography includes all forms of general oceanog...
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Who did the work of the first physical oceanography book?
All of my research points to John Murray.
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What is a long shore current in terms of oceanography?
Longshore current - a current that flows parallel to the shor...
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Oceanography formally began as a discipline in the 1800s with studies by?
Since the oceans are vast and there are many different things...
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An oceanographer who studies hurricane formation would need t...
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Oceanography is the exploration and scientific study of the o...
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How has satellite technology helped the study of oceanography?
Satellites assist Oceanographers at MBARI as they study the p...
About Oceanography
Oceanography, which is sometimes referred to as oceanology or marine science, is a division of Earth science that studies all aspects of the ocean. It covers an extremely broad spectrum of topics, including marine life and ecosystem dynamics, as well as ocean currents, waves, plate tectonics and features of the ocean floor. Some of these features include exotic biomes such as cold seeps and hydrothermal vents.
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