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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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Great Australian Bight
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The southern part of the Australian coastline stretching from the Recherche Archipelago at 124°E to the South Australian gulfs at 136°E. The continental shelf is wide throughout ...
error of representativeness
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The spatial spectrum of the atmosphere or ocean shows variance at all scales, with generally less variance at smaller scales. The observation network, however, has a finite ...
phycology
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The study of algae, especially seaweeds. This is also called algology. Professional organizations for phycologists are the Phycological Society of America and the British ...
marine palynology
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The study of pollen deposits in marine sediment records.
hypsometry
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The study of the elevation and depth distribution on the continents and oceans.
psychrometrics
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere. The properties mainly of concern are dry-bulb temperature, wet-bulb temperature, dew-point temperature, ...
paleobiogeography
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The study of the spatial distribution of ancient organisms, including analysis of the ecological and historical factors governing this distribution. In contrast to paleoecology, ...
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