Category:Oceans

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Topics pertaining to all aspects of oceanic engineering

Subcategories

  • Ocean salinity - the measurement of the salt density in a given body of water
  • Ocean temperature - the temperature of an ocean, which varies at different depths
  • Oceanographic techniques - techniques for mapping and measuring the characteristics of the ocean
  • Sea coast - where the ocean meets the land
  • Sea floor - the bottom of the ocean
  • Sea level - the average height of the ocean's surface, used in reckoning land elevation
  • Sea surface - the surface of the ocean
  • Tides - the rise and fall of sea levels resulting from the gravitational effects of the moon, sun, and the Earth's rotation