how is marine microbiology different from that of oceanography?

Question

is it very adventurous?.....

Answer 1

Oceanographers are mostly physicists and chemists that study water currents, waves, circulation patterns, and differences in water chemistry. There are also lots of mathematicians and computer modelers in oceanography.

Marine microbiologists study nutrient cycling in the ocean. This field overlaps with chemists, since much of the ocean chemistry is influenced by microbes. Ocean microbiology is an extremely important field because all ocean life depends on the microbes, which support a large piece of the food web. Most of the research is near coastal areas, since rivers are the main source of nutrients for ocean productivity, and microbes and phytoplankton provide the mechanism for converting nutrients into biomass that is used by all other species in the ocean.

Marine microbiologists work in all sorts of ocean environments such as coral reefs, estuaries, mangrove swamps, and coastal shelves. When doing field work, they work out of boats and often need to use scuba gear. Part of the time is also spent in labs an offices to runs experiments and publish scientific findings. The jobs can be a lot of fun for someone who likes the ocean since the job involves activities like kayaking, snorkeling, scuba diving, and operating out of large ships on extended ocean voyages.

Take a look at some of the links on this web page to see what research involves microbiology:

Answer 2

Oceanography (from Ocean + Greek γράφειν = write), also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of physical geography that studies the Earth's oceans and seas. Oceanographers study a wide range of topics such as plate tectonics to ocean currents to marine organisms. These diverse topics reflect multiple disciplines that oceanographers blend to help us understand Earth's interdependencies: biology, chemistry, geology, meteorology, and physics

The study of oceanography may be divided into a number of branches:

Marine biology or biological oceanography, the study of the plants and animals (biota) of the oceans and their ecological interaction.
Chemical oceanography, the study of the chemistry of the ocean;chemistry of seawater and reactions between the atmosphere and hydrosphere. More recently looks at how changes in seawater temperature (El Nino) and salinity affect global climate.
Marine geology or geological oceanography, the study of the geology of the ocean floor including plate tectonics;
Physical oceanography studies the ocean's physical attributes including temperature-salinity structure, mixing, waves, tides and currents).
Marine engineering involves the design and building of oil platforms, ships, harbors, and other structures that allow us to use the ocean wisely.
These branches reflect the fact that many oceanographers are first trained in the exact sciences or mathematics and then focus on applying their interdisciplinary knowledge, skills and abilities to oceanography.[1]

thus oceanography is a broader term which also includes marine microbiology

Answer 3

Oceanography is the branch of physical geography that studies the Earth's oceans and seas.
Marine microbiology is the study of the plants and animals (biota) of the oceans and their ecological interaction.

Answer 4

well one studies how oceans work and the other studies microscopic crap that live in water.

sea world, here you come.