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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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Adriatic Deep Water (ADW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Another name for Adriatic Bottom Water (ABW).
aggregation
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A process that significantly alters the sizes, characteristics and abundances of suspended particles in the ocean. There are two major mechanisms for aggregation: * biologically ...
Antarctic Environment and Southern Ocean Process Study (AESOP)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Also known as the U. S. Southern Ocean Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS). AESOP involved studies of two different and distinct regions. The first was the Ross Sea ...
Adriatic Bottom Water (ABW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass - also known as Adriatic Deep Water - formed in the southern Adriatic Sea that exits into the Ionian Sea via Otranto Strait. The temperature and salinity of ABW are ...
arctic domain
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A hydrographic division sometimes used in the North Atlantic Ocean to distinguish it from the polar domain to the north and the Atlantic domain to the south. In this region upper ...
Adriatic Sea
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A part of the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea located between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. It is landlocked on the north, east and west, and is linked with the ...
adjustment time
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A time scale characterizing the decay of an instantaneous input pulse into a reservoir. It is also used to characterize the adjustment of the mass of a reservoir following a ...
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