Glossary of Geoscience and Oceanography

"This is a glossary of terms and concepts used in oceanography and related fields. These fields include but are not limited to oceanography, paleoceanography, meteorology, climatology, geology, numerical analysis, signal processing and statistics. The objective of this glossary is to provide a in-depth information that will be useful to wide variety of people ranging from working oceanographers to curious laymen. 

This glossary includes the words, phrases, acronyms and other abbreviations that comprise the technical vocabulary used in used by those who study and write in these fields. The words may be either those used uniquely in a field or more common words that have a special meaning in the context of the geosciences. The phrases are those such as The challenger Expedition that have a special or important meaning in a field and that can\'t be correctly or justly subsumed under any single term. The acronyms and abbreviations are legion, a situation common to all fields of scientific or technical endeavor in recent times. These entries are expanded and then defined similarly to the other types of entries."