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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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Inshore Countercurrent
Earth science; Physical oceanography
One of the two narrow, poleward–flowing boundary currents in the California Current system (the other being the California Undercurrent). The IC has been reported as a seasonal ...
Northern South Equatorial Countercurrent (NSEC)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
One of three distinct branches into which the South Equatorial Current splits in the western South Atlantic Ocean.
Central South Equatorial Current
Earth science; Physical oceanography
One of three distinct branches into which the South Equatorial Current splits in the western South Atlantic.
Southern South Equatorial Current (SSEC)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
One of three distinct branches into which the South Equatorial Current splits in the western South Atlantic.
fringing reef
Earth science; Physical oceanography
One of three main geomorphological types of coral reefs, the other two being barrier reefs and atolls. These are formed close to shore on rocky coastlines by the growth of corals ...
Pacific-Antarctic Basin
Earth science; Physical oceanography
One of three major basins in the Southern Ocean. It extends from its western border with the Australian-Antarctic Basin at the longitude of Tasmania (about 145° E) to its eastern ...
plankton
Earth science; Physical oceanography
One of three major ecological groups into which marine organisms are divided, the other two being the nekton and the benthos. Plankton are small aquatic organisms (animals and ...
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