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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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mass spectrometry
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A method for making isotope abundance measurements on gases in geochemical work. The instrument separates and detects ions on the basis of the motions of charged particles with ...
mean meridional circulation
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An average circulation feature or cell defined to consist of the zonal-mean meridional and vertical velocities. In the tropics and subtropics this mean meridional circulation cell ...
Aegean Sea
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A marginal sea in the eastern Mediterranean Sea centered at approximately 25° E and 38° N. It is located between the Greek coast to the west, the Turkish coast to the east, and ...
Alaska Environmental Satellite Oceanography Project (AESOP)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A collection of remote sensing experiments and projects being performed at the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This seems to have been ...
age of tide
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The delay, usually a day or two, between full and new moons (when the equilibrium semi-diurnal tide is maximum) and the following spring tides. This terminology was first used to ...
age of water
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The elapsed time since a given water mass was last at the sea surface.
authigenic
Earth science; Physical oceanography
One of three major components of deep sea sediments, the other two being detrital and biogenic. Authigenic minerals are those formed by spontaneous crystallization within the ...
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