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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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layering
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, this is a consequence of the double diffusion phenomena. If a layer of colder, fresher water overlies a layer of warmer, saltier water, the differences ...
double diffusive instability
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, this is a consequence of the double diffusion phenomena. If a layer of warmer, saltier water overlies a layer of cooler, fresher water such that the ...
Subarctic Intermediate Water (SIW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In physical oceanography, this is a water mass which originates from the Polar Front formed between the Kuroshio and the Oyashio in the western North Pacific Ocean. It is formed ...
reflectance
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In radiation transfer, the fraction of incoming radiation that is reflected from a medium. The sum of this, the transmittance, and the absorptance must equal unity.
transmittance
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In radiation transfer, the fraction of incoming radiation that is transmitted into or through a medium. The sum of this, the absorptance, and the reflectance must equal unity.
sample
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In signal processing, to pick out values from an analog signal, usually at regular intervals, to create a corresponding digital signal.
fetch
Earth science; Physical oceanography
In surface gravity wave generation theories, the length of water over which a wind is blowing. The wave height is completely determined in such theories by the fetch, the duration ...
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