Course Description
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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![A computer rendering of ocean data.](/courses/12-808-introduction-to-observational-physical-oceanography-fall-2004/1854d39ed47de0538092dba47f4b953e_12-808f04.jpg)
An ocean color map of the Pacific Ocean as of July 31st, 1993. (Image courtesy of NASA.)