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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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baroclinicity vector
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A quantity that can be derived from the vorticity equation and expressed as:
Richardson number
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A ratio of buoyancy to inertial forces which measures the stability of a fluid layer. There are several different definitions of this for various situations,including the overall, ...
stochastic process
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A reasonably strict definition of this (also called a random process) is a family of random variables indexed by t, where t belongs to some index set T (which may denote time, ...
thermograph
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A recording thermometer which measures a continuous trace of temperature called a thermogram. The classical version of this featured a bi-metallic strip attached to a lever ...
level of no motion
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A reference level at which it is assumed the horizontal velocities are practically zero.
zero velocity surface
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A reference level at which the horizontal velocities are thought to be practically zero.
Costa Rica Dome
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A region centered to the west of Central America around 8–10°N and 88–90°W and about 200 to 400 km wide. Open ocean upwelling causes a domelike configuration of the local ...
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