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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thermohaline

Earth science; Physical oceanography

In oceanography, descriptive of a combination of temperature and salinity effects.

Ekman dynamics

Earth science; Physical oceanography

In oceanography, the process of surface wind stress driving a relatively shallow upper ocean flow that transports water to the left/right and the southern/northern hemisphere.

Eulerian mean circulation

Earth science; Physical oceanography

In oceanography, the time-averaged flow field in a fixed coordinate system. This can be remarkably different from the synoptic mean circulation.

synoptic mean circulation

Earth science; Physical oceanography

In oceanography, the time-averaged flow field obtained in a coordinate system whose axes are parallel and perpendicular to the instantaneous axis of a particular strong current ...

stratification

Earth science; Physical oceanography

In oceanography, the vertical density structure resulting from a balance among atmospheric heating, surface water exchange, freezing, stirring and diffusion of heat, and the ...