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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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Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A JGOFS project to obtain and study long-term time-series of biogeochemical cycles in the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda.
Bermuda Bio-Optics Project (BBOP)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An ICESS project to explore the relationship between light and upper ocean geochemistry at the BATS site off the island of Bermuda. The goal is to evaluate the role that light ...
Black Sea Water (BSW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass formed in the Black Sea that flows into the Aegean Sea through the Strait of Bosporus, the Marmara Sea and the Strait of Dardanelles. The flux into the Aegean varies ...
Barbados Oceanography Meteorology EXperiment (BOMEX)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A joint experiment between NOAA and the Government of Barbados conducted over the tropical Atlantic east of Barbados in the summer of 1969.
Bali Sea
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A regional sea which is part of the Australasian Mediterranean Sea in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It is classified as a distinct sea for navigational purposes but is usually ...
bias
Earth science; Physical oceanography
The amount by which the average of a set of values departs from a reference value. In statistics and signal processing, it is usually felicitous to remove this before proceeding ...
Bellingshausen Abyssal Plain
Earth science; Physical oceanography
One of three plains that comprise the Pacific-Antarctic Basin (the others being the Amundsen and the Mornington Abyssal Plains. It is located at around 100-120° W.
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