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An ocean color map of the Pacific Ocean as of July 31st, 1993. (Image courtesy of NASA.)
Prof. Raffaele Ferrari
Dr. Terrence Joyce
12.808
Fall 2004
Graduate
Observational physical oceanography includes topics such as the physical description of the sea, the physical properties of seawater, methods and measurements, wind-driven ocean circulation, abyssal ocean circulation, boundary processes, and wave motions.
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