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{{Short description|Study of physical, chemical, and biological processes in the ocean}} {{For|the scientific journal|Oceanography (journal){{!}}''Oceanography'' (journal)|Ocean Science (journal){{!}}''Ocean Science'' (journal)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} [[File:Thermohaline Circulation 2.png|thumb|[[Thermohaline circulation]]]] '''Oceanography''' ({{etymology|grc|''{{wikt-lang|grc|ὠκεανός}}'' ({{grc-transl|ὠκεανός}})|[[ocean]]||''{{wikt-lang|grc|γραφή}}'' ({{grc-transl|γραφή}})|[[writing]]}}), also known as '''oceanology''', '''sea science''', '''ocean science''', and '''marine science''', is the scientific study of the [[ocean]], including its [[Physical oceanography|physics]], [[Chemical oceanography|chemistry]], [[Biological oceanography|biology]], and [[Marine geology|geology]]. It is an [[Earth science]], which covers a wide range of topics, including [[ocean current]]s, [[Wind wave|waves]], and [[geophysical fluid dynamics]]; [[flux]]es of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries; [[ecosystem]] dynamics; and [[plate tectonics]] and [[seabed]] geology. Oceanographers draw upon a wide range of disciplines to deepen their understanding of the world’s oceans, incorporating insights from [[astronomy]], [[biology]], [[chemistry]], [[geography]], [[geology]], [[hydrology]], [[meteorology]] and [[physics]].
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