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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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flux correction
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An ad hoc procedure by which the values of dependent variables at the air-sea interface in coupled atmosphere-ocean model runs are adjusted to better conform to observed values. ...
fossilized mixing region
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, this refers to the water trapped between the depths of the summer and winter mixed layers. This is a key feature in the formation of Central Water via ...
hydrodynamic modulation
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A type of modulation of backscattered ripple waves measured by SAR that arises through variations in the energy of the Bragg backscattering ripples causes by hydrodynamic ...
hydrographic theorem
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An expression, developed using the continuity equation, for water budget estimates in two-layer channels with different salinity values in each layer. It was first developed by ...
hypsometric curve
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A plot of the percentage of elevation and depth distribution on the continents and oceans, i.e. the representation of the statistical distribution of elevations over the entire ...
iceberg
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Large floating chunks of ice formed by the breaking off, i.e. calving of ice sheets at their seaward edges.
jackknife method
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A statistical procedure in which, in its simplest form, estimates are formed of a parameter based on a set of N observations by deleting each observation in turn to obtain, in ...
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