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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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Earth science; Physical oceanography
An easterly wind in the Straits of Gibraltar, most frequent from July to October and in March. It is usually associated with high pressure over western Europe and low pressure to ...
South Equatorial Countercurrent
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An eastward current in the Atlantic and Pacific that flows between 5 and 10° S., the limited evidence for which shows it to be much less well developed than the North Equatorial ...
Jan Mayen Current (JMC)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An eastward flow emanating from the East Greenland Current (EGC) in the Greenland Sea. Its axis is north of Jan Mayen and centered on 72–74° N. Its position in the winter is often ...
South Equatorial Undercurrent
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An eastward flow in the Atlantic Ocean whose core is located near 200 m depth a few degrees south of the Equator. A satisfactory dynamical explanation for this is as yet ...
North Subsurface Countercurrent
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An eastward flow in the Pacific Ocean whose core is located near 600 m depth a few degrees north of the Equator. A satisfactory dynamical explanation for this is as yet ...
Northern Subsurface Countercurrent
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An eastward flowing countercurrent that flows beneath the surface at around 4° N in the North Pacific Ocean. It flows between the eastward flowing North Equatorial Countercurrent ...
Southern Subsurface Countercurrent (SSCC)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An eastward flowing countercurrent that flows beneath the surface east of 155° in the South Pacific Ocean. It flows between the eastward flowing South Equatorial Countercurrent ...
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