BRANCHES 2 Flashcards
- Study of the marine and freshwater domains of the watery parts of the Earth.
Hydrology
Also known as oceanology, study of the oceans and seas – it is subdivided into branches
Oceanography
4 branches of oceanography
Biological oceanography
Chemical oceanography
Geological oceanography
Physical oceanography
which investigates the ecology of marine organisms in the context of the physical, chemical,
and geological characteristics of their ocean environment
Biological oceanography
also known as marine chemistry, is the study of the chemistry of the ocean and its chemical interaction with
the atmosphere;
Chemical oceanography
also known marine geology, is the study of the geology of the ocean floor including plate tectonics and
paleoceanography;
Geological oceanography
also known as marine physics, studies the ocean’s physical attributes including temperature-salinity
structure, mixing, surface waves, internal waves, surface tides, internal tides, and currents.
Physical oceanography
study of the icy parts of the earth (cryosphere)
Glaciology
study of the saturated zone’s subsurface water or locating ground water.
Hydrogeology
study of the inland seas and even lakes
Limnology
study of the movements of liquid state of water.
Hydraulics
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study of the universe as a whole.
Cosmology
study of the celestial objects such as stars, galaxies, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and
nebulae.
Astronomy
deals with the study of all living organisms in the biosphere
Biology
covers the interaction between the biota or living matter with their natural environment
Ecology