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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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marginal ice zone (MIZ)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The interface between seasonal sea ice and open water. This is not a clear–cut boundary but a complex belt with distinct characteristics. The MIZ may be up to 100–200 km wide, ...
naviface
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The interface between the atmosphere and the ocean. This was proposed, along with the adjectival form navifacial, in Montgomery (1969).
ebb interval
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The interval between the transit of the moon over a meridian and the time of strength of ebb of the following tide.
geostrophic turbulence
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The large amplitude motion of the energy–containing eddies in the oceans and the atmosphere.
meteorological equator
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The latitude of the mean annual position of the equatorial trough. This is located at about 5° N rather than on the geographical equator.
hypolimnion
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The layer of water below the thermocline in a fresh water lake, as opposed to the epilimnion.
carbon compensation depth
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The level in the ocean below which the solution rate of calcium carbonate exceeds its deposition rate. This is also called the carbonate compensation depth.
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