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Oceanography (Hill)

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Oceanography is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean and covers a wide range of topics, including marine organisms and ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor; and fluxes of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries.

Thumbnail: Ocean Ripple (Unsplash License; Matt Hardy via Unsplash)


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