##  [Ocean Current Assessment](/ocean-current-assessment) 

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**Earth & Environmental Sciences Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

An oceanography concept defining physical and chemical processes that control ocean structure and coastal dynamics. It governs circulation, stratification, sea level behavior, and exchanges of heat, salt, and dissolved species. It does not ensure local coastal outcomes without accounting for bathymetry, shoreline geometry, and forcing variability.