Observational physical oceanography includes topics such as the physical description of the sea, the physical properties of seawater, methods and measurements, wind-driven ocean circulation, abyssal ocean circulation, boundary processes, and wave motions.

• 观测物理海洋学所含括的主题如下：海的物理描述、水的物理特性、法与测量、成海洋环流、海海洋环流、界过程、波动等。