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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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Kelvin wave
Earth science; Oceanography
Near a boundary in a rotating system, a Kelvin wave propagates with wave crests perpendicular to the side wall and wave height greatest at the side wall to the right of an ...
noise
Earth science; Oceanography
Noise is defined as unwanted sound and is usually measured in dB(A).
anomalous
Earth science; Oceanography
Not usual or regular; abnormal. Difficult to explain or classify.
isohaline
Earth science; Oceanography
Of equal or constant salinity. A line on a chart connecting all points of equal salinity; an isopleth of salinity.
terrestrial
Earth science; Oceanography
Of or relating to or inhabiting the land, as opposed to the sea or air.
Ekman layer
Earth science; Oceanography
One of the main layers of the troposphere, it is the layer of transition between the surface boundary layer, where shearing stress is constant, and the free atmosphere, where the ...
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