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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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operational oceanography
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The activity of routinely making, disseminating, and interpreting measurements of the seas and oceans so as to provide continuous forecasts of the future condition of the sea for ...
Quasi-Biennial Oscillation
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The alternation of easterly and westerly winds in the equatorial stratosphere with an interval between successive corresponding maxima of 20 to 36 months. The regimes start at ...
potential evaporation
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The amount of water that would be evaporated from a land or water surface if the water supply were unlimited, as opposed to actual evaporation. The latter will fall below the ...
resonance angle
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The angle at which the component of the wind speed acting in the direction of a wave field is equal to the wave speed. From Baker, Jr. et al. (1966).
ergodic hypothesis
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The assumption that a process is statistically stationary, and therefore ensemble averaging is equivalent to averaging over time.
GEWEX Asian Monsoon experiment (GAME)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The goal of which is to understand the role of the Asian monsoon in the global climate system and develop methods for long-range forecasting.
Global Terrestrial Observing System
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The GTOS is a global observing program planned jointly by FAO, UNESCO, ICSU, WMO, and UNEP.
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