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What is oceanography
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Is the scientific study of oceans, w/ the goal of understanding the processes and phenomena that take place in the marine realm.
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What are the natural sciences applied to the study of the oceans within oceanography
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Geological
Physical
Chemical
Biological
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What were the contributions of Eratosthenes, Hipparcus, and Ptolemy to oceanography
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E-first introduced latitude and longitude
H-divided surface of the Earth into 360 D
P-showed the world as a globe N at top and E to the right
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What are latitude and longitude
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Systems of imaginary lines dividing the surface of the Earth
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Why were accurate longitude difficult to obtain
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Needed accurate time measurement
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What info is needed to determine LA and LO
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Time, angles, the sun
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Who are James Cook, Benjamin Franklin, Matthew Maury, Charles Darwin, Charles Thomson & John Murray, Fridtjof Nansen
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1.Pacific charts 2.chart gulf stream 3.wind/current chart 4.South Am coastline 5.modern deep ocean global sampling 6.no Arctic continent
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Which expedition is beginning of modern oceanography
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Meteor
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Why is the Glomar Challenger important
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1st drill ship, started JOIDES program
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What are ROV's
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Remotely Operated Vehicles-explore using submersibles controlled w/ship autonomous, battery op.
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What are contributions of satellites
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Can measure currents, winds, what is in the ocean
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