Physical Oceanography is Ocean Physics!

Why was this page created?:

• As a simple FYI.
• Because I find the term "Physical Oceanography" to be overly-complex at best, and somewhat non-descriptive at worst.
• There is a shortage of well qualified graduate students in the field of physical oceanography.
  • In my opinion, this shortage is due in large part to a lack of proper advertising. This page is a form of advertising.
  • Though most Physical Oceanographers have bachelors degrees in Physics or Mathematics, most Physics/Math majors are unaware of Physical Oceanography as an option (I didn't).
  • For the Physics/Mathematics student who is interested in being a research scientist, but who desires a field of research that is potentially more tangible, familiar and not necessarily confined to a lab, Physical Oceanography might be a good match.

Physical Oceanography defined (a bit more)

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