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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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resurgence
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A general class of phenomena where, after a storm surge, the water level falls, rises, falls again, rises again, and so on for many hours after the passage of a hurricane. This ...
detritus
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A general collective term for loose mineral and rock that is broken or worn off by mechanical means, as by disintegration or abrasion.
wave model
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A general term for numerical models designed to simulate the generation, propagation, shoaling, interaction, refraction, reflection, etc. of wind waves. These are used to predict ...
isopleth
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A general term referring to lines drawn on a map or chart to display the distribution of any element, each line being drawn through places at which the element has the same value.
Bjerknes’ theorem
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A generalization of Stokes’ theorem that enables the calculation of the circulation on a rotating Earth.
complex principal oscillation pattern (CPOP)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A generalization of the POP concept into the complex domain. Although this was introduced to extend the POP technique to the modeling of standing wave oscillations, it was also ...
planetary boundary layer
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A generic term for either oceanic boundary layer (OBL) or atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). These layers are fundamentally turbulent and extend from near the surface to the ...
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