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EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES

Definition:
Study of the disturbances of the ocean medium caused by the movement of energy through that medium. Variables include types and characteristics of waves.  

Reference:
Adapated from: Garrison, T., 1993, Oceanography, An Invitation to Marine
Science, Wadsworth Publishing Co., p. 529.


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