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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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Near Shore Acoustical Network Experiment (NSANE)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The objective of which was to make comprehensive measurements of the physical processes associated with the surf zone to determine which processes are dominant in determining the ...
Antarctic Zone Flux experiment (ANZFLUX)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The objective of which was to measure the magnitude of heat flux through the air-sea-ice interface and to describe the mechanisms that drive and control the fluxes of heat, salt ...
rise
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name has two meanings: a broad elevation that rises gently and generally smoothly from the sea floor; and the linked major ...
saddle
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is “a broad pass or col, resembling in shape a riding saddle, in a ridge or between contiguous elevations.”
caldera
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is “a collapsed or partially–collapse seamount, commonly of annular shape.”
seachannel
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is “a continuously sloping elongated discrete depression found in fans or abyssal plains and customarily bordered by ...
levee
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The official IHO definition for this undersea feature name is “a depositional natural embankment bordering a canyon, valley or seachannel on the ocean floor.”
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