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(Encyclopedia)oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical oceanography, which is conc...Scripps Institution of Oceanography
(Encyclopedia)Scripps Institution of Oceanography: see California, Univ. of. ...deep-sea exploration
(Encyclopedia)deep-sea exploration: see oceanography. ...fetch
(Encyclopedia)fetch: see wave, in oceanography. ...groin
(Encyclopedia)groin, in oceanography: see coast protection. ...breaker
(Encyclopedia)breaker: see wave, in oceanography. ...swell
(Encyclopedia)swell: see wave, in oceanography. ...seiche
(Encyclopedia)seiche: see wave, in oceanography. ...Florida State University
(Encyclopedia)Florida State University, at Tallahassee; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1857. Present name was adopted in 1947. Special research facilities include those in nuclear science and oceanography. ...surf
(Encyclopedia)surf: see wave, in oceanography; beach. ...Browse by Subject
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