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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. One who is versed in oceanography; one who systematically studies the ocean.

Wiktionary

  1. n. a person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas

Examples

  • “This is not just a random event, said James Overland, a NOAA oceanographer, at a teleconference on Thursday.”

    USA Today: The heat wasn't just in USA: Hemisphere warmed to the task

  • “The ducks' aquatic wanderings have been mapped to reveal all of this by Curtis Ebbesmeyer, a retired oceanographer who specialises in plotting the ocean's surface currents by tracking debris.”

    The Guardian: In praise of … Moby-Duck | Editorial

  • “- Young learners will find out what life is like deep below the ocean as this renowned oceanographer who co-led the Titanic exploration reveals the wonders of his fascinating undersea journeys.”

    The Huffington Post: Larry Bock: Let's Create a 'Culture' for Technological Innovation

  • “The reason last year's quake generated a tsunami while Friday's quake at roughly the same spot didn't even spark a warning was largely a function of strength, with the 8.8-magnitude quake being about 800 times larger in terms of energy released, said Nathan Becker, an oceanographer at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.”

    The Huffington Post: Earthquake Rocks Chile

  • “Among the participants: dinosaur hunter Paul Sereno, photographer Frans Lanting, environmental activist Majora Carter (a MacArthur Foundation winner), oceanographer Dave Gallo and futurist/hacker Pablos Holman.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Ideas Calendar: Oct. 9-15

  • “There's the sense that it's not as bad as we had originally feared; it's not that worst case scenario," said Steve Lohrenz, a biological oceanographer at the University of Southern Mississippi.”

    The Huffington Post: Gulf Oil Spill 6 Month Anniversary: A Look At The Health Of The Ocean

  • “In the 1980s, the oceanographer John Martin hypothesized that large amounts of oceanic iron may have produced giant plankton blooms in the past, and therefore chilled the atmosphere by removing carbon dioxide.”

    Re-Engineering the Earth

  • “Two years after his wife's death, oceanographer and former navy SEAL, Atticus Young, attempts to reconcile with his rebellious daughter, Giona, by taking her on the scuba dive of a lifetime-swimming with a pod of peaceful humpback whales in the Gulf of Maine.”

    Archive 2009-01-01

  • “University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science oceanographer Dr. Lou Codispoti explains in his article how waters with depleted oxygen create high levels of Nitrous Oxide which can seep into the atmosphere and add to the greenhouse gas effect.”

    Aquatic Dead Zones are Assisting Climate Change with Nitrous Oxide | Inhabitat

  • “There are portraits of figures such as Jacques Cousteau and Sir Francis Chichester—on the Gipsy Moth III, with which he set a record for a transatlantic solo trip in 1962—and notable contemporaries such as 'undersea explorer' Robert Ballard, finder of the Titanic, and deep sea oceanographer Sylvia 'Her Deepness' Earle.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Photo-Op: Sea Worthies

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