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Deep Sea Physical Oceanography (2043 bytes)
1: DEEP SEA PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY is the study of flow dynamics, geology and geophy...

Oceanography (4056 bytes)
1: ...ystem]]s and [[chemistry|chemical]] and [[physics|physical]] processes. There are five major divisions withi...
3: *'''biological oceanography''' or [[marine biology]], which is the study of t...
4: *'''[[chemical oceanography]]''', which is the study of the chemistry of the ...
5: *'''geological oceanography''', which is [[marine geology]], including [[plat...
6: *'''[[meteorologic oceanography]]''', which is concerned with how the atmosphere ...

Argo (oceanography) (971 bytes)
11: [[Category:Physical oceanography]]

Chemical oceanography (1354 bytes)
1: ...on]]. Another important area of study in chemical oceanography is the behaviour of [[isotopes]] (see [[isotope g...
4: [[Category:Chemical oceanography]]

Southampton Oceanography Centre (1881 bytes)
1: ...hampton_Oceanography_Centre.jpg|thumb|Southampton Oceanography Centre, UK]]
2: [[Image:A_Yool_SOC_01May04.jpg|thumb|Southampton Oceanography Centre at sunset]]
3: The '''Southampton Oceanography Centre''' (SOC) is a purpose-built, joint venture...
11: ...in oceanography, it will be renamed the 'National Oceanography Centre, Southampton' from 1st May 2005.
16: *[http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk Southampton Oceanography Centre]

Bedford Institute of Oceanography (646 bytes)
1: ... also the first major federal centre devoted to [[oceanography]] in Canada. Spread out over 40 [[acre|acres]] (1...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography (1927 bytes)
1: The '''Scripps Institution of Oceanography''' (sometimes referred to as '''SIO''' or just ''...
5: ...is research, Scripps offers doctoral degrees in [[Oceanography]], [[Marine Biology]] and [[Earth Sciences]].
7: ...llion. The institution operates a fleet of four [[oceanography|oceanographic]] research vessels and has served a...

Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (434 bytes)
1: The '''Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center''' is a branch of the [[United States Navy...

Physical (342 bytes)
3: The word "'''physical'''," when used alone, has several possible meanin...
8: *''[[Physical (song)|Physical]]'' was also a #1 hit for [[Olivia Newton-John]] ...

Physical map (303 bytes)
1: ...r permanent geologic features. The distance of a physical map is measured by what is called [[base pairs]].

Physical comedy (242 bytes)
1: ... pratfall, a silly face or by walking into walls, physical comedy is very rarely subtle.

Physical Review (1898 bytes)
1: ...of [[physics]]. It is published by the [[American Physical Society]] (APS).
4: ...''C'', and ''D''. A fifth member of the family, ''Physical Review E'', was introduced in [[1993]] to a large...
7: *''Physical Review A'': [[Atomic, molecular, and optical phys...
8: *''Physical Review B'': [[Condensed matter physics|Condensed ...
9: *''Physical Review C'': [[Nuclear physics]].

Physical theatre (1166 bytes)
1: Physical [[theatre]] is a genre of performance which makes...
10: Physical theatre can be distinquished from dance in that i...
12: There are various styles and genre of physical theatre. These include:
14: 1. Physical comedy-where the body is the primary means of [[c...
19: ...k, [[commedia dell'Arte]] and his interest in the physicality of performance.

Physical Effects (445 bytes)
1: ...ory of [[Special Effects]] in which mechanical or physical effects are recorded. Visual effects are usually ...
3: Physical Effects may be subdivided into four categories:

Physical examination (1330 bytes)
1: In [[medicine]], '''physical examination''' is the process by which the [[phys...
5: ...h the clues obtained during the ''history'' and ''physical examination'' the doctor can now formulate a [[di...
7: According to recent research, a systematic physical examination at regular intervals during hospital ...

Physical system (1932 bytes)
1: A '''physical system''' is a system that is comprised of matter...
3: ...cal system (human reader) has to "run" it but the physical system runs on its own.
5: The complexity of a physical system is equal to the probability of being in a ...
7: ... ball situation with a number of perfectly moving physical bodies bouncing off the walls of a container, the...
9: ...ustaining low probability state vector allows the physical system to remain in a higher complexity state. ...

Model (physical) (3591 bytes)
1: ...'''model''' is used in various contexts to mean a physical representation of some thing. That thing may be...
5: ... thing it represents. A model in this sense is a physical object such as an architectural model of a projec...
8: A physical model of something large is usually smaller, and ...
9: something very small is larger. A physical model of something that
11: ...arts that can be moved manually, or be powered. A physical

Physical memory (186 bytes)

Physical compression (756 bytes)

Physical fitness (2599 bytes)
1: The notion of '''physical fitness''' is used in two close meanings.
5: In a more general meaning, physical fitness is a general state of good [[somatic]] [[...
7: A [[handicapped]] person may nevertheless be physically fit. Fitness helps them to compensate [[disabil...
9: ... result of regular [[physical]] activity, e.g., [[physical exercise]], and proper [[nutrition]].
14: A person may be said to be ''physically fit'' to perform a particular task with a reaso...

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