Earth science

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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Biowatt

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A program to study bioluminescence and optical variability in the sea.

Basic Air Sea Studies (BASS)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A series of experiments carried out in Bass Strait, Australia during the period 1975-1985. The data sets gathered results in a clearer understanding of the relationships between ...

Bransfield Strait

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A strait located between the northern tip of the Antarctica Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands. It is about 120 km wide and extends 460 km from Clarence Island in the ...

bar

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A unit of pressure equal to the pressure of 29. 530 in. or 750. 062 mm of mercury under the standard conditions of 0° C temperature and 9. 80665 m/s 2 gravitational ...

bathypelagic zone

Earth science; Physical oceanography

One of five vertical ecological zones into which the deep sea is sometimes divided. This is the zone starting from 100 to 700 m deep (coinciding with the upper limit of the ...

Brazil Basin Tracer Release Experiment (BBTRE)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A WHOI program in 1996 and 1997 who goal was to use two independent methods to quantify turbulent mixing in the eastern Brazil Basin. The methods employed were: * injecting an ...