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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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direct tide
Earth science; Oceanography
A gravitational solar or lunar tide in the ocean or atmosphere which is in phase with the apparent motions of the attracting body, and consequently has its local maxima directly ...
current
Earth science; Oceanography
A horizontal movement of water in a well-defined, established pattern, as in a river or stream. The movement of a definite body of air in a certain direction.
inertio-gravity wave
Earth science; Oceanography
An internal gravity wave propagating under the influence of both buoyancy and Coriolis forces. The dispersion relation is given by frequency \omega = +/- (N k_h + f m)/
precautionary principle
Earth science; Oceanography
An internationally recognised approach to the management of risk where scientific knowledge is incomplete. Uncertainty should not be used as a reason for postponing ...
El Niño events
Earth science; Oceanography
An irregular variation of ocean current that from January to March flows off the west coast of South America carrying warm, low salinity, nutrient poor water to the south. It ...
Guinea current
Earth science; Oceanography
An ocean current flowing along the south coast of northwest Africa into the Gulf of Guinea. The Guinea current originates as an equatorial countercurrent flowing east across the ...
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