Oceanography

The oceans: currents, waves, chemistry, and their role in the climate system.

Parent category: Earth Science

Articles (3)

• The Mariana Trench
  The deepest place on Earth: a subduction trench reaching 10,935 meters at Challenger Deep, with its own fauna, chemistry, and a handful of human visitors.
• The Deep Ocean
  The largest habitat on Earth begins below 200 meters: permanent darkness, crushing pressure, food scarcity, and the strange adaptations that make life there possible.
• Ocean Currents
  Large-scale movements of seawater driven by wind, density differences, and Earth's rotation that redistribute heat around the planet.

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