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oceanography

Term Source: JP 3-59 (Meteorological and Oceanographic Operations) ?

1.) The study of the sea, embracing and integrating all knowledge pertaining to the sea and its physical boundaries, the chemistry and physics of seawater, and marine biology.

In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Term Classification: operations

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-59: Meteorological and Oceanographic Operations, updated December 2012 View source document

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015

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