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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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Eastern South Pacific Central Water
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, a water mass formed between 150-180° W (by processes not yet well understood) and separated from the WSPCW by a gradual transition zone from 145-100° W., ...
Greenland Sea Deep Water (GSDW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, a water mass formed during the winter only in the central of the gyre Greenland Sea, where the cooling of surface water causes intense vertical ...
Mediterranean Water (MW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, a water mass formed in the arid easternMediterranean Sea that flows westward and sinks in the Algero-Ligurian and Alboran basins to depth of about 500 m ...
Eastern North Pacific Central Water (ENPCW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, a water mass formed in the region of the surface salinity maximum just south of 30° N where salinities greater than 35 are found year round. This is ...
Pacific Deep Water (PDW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, a water mass found in the Pacific Ocean in the depth range from 1000-3000 m. It does not participate much in the overall circulation and as such its ...
Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, a water mass in the Subantarctic Zone of the Southern Ocean. This is one type of Subpolar Mode Water. The SAMW is the deep surface layer of water with ...
Subantarctic Upper Water (SAUW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, a water mass located in the Subantarctic Zone of the Southern Ocean. It is characterized hydrographically by temperatures ranging from 4-10° C in the ...
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