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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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WAVEWATCH
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A series of wavemodels, i.e. WAVEWATCH I, developed at Delft University (Tolman (1991)), WAVEWATCH II, developed at NASA GSFC (Tolman (1992)), and WAVEWATCH III, developed at ...
quasi-geostrophic equations
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A set of equations developed using the quasi-geostrophic approximation. These are formally valid only when the planetary vorticity is large compared to the relative vorticity of ...
primitive equations
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A set of filtered equations obtained from the fundamental equations of motion of a fluid by applying the hydrostatic approximation and neglecting the viscosity. They comprise ...
quasi-geostrophic approximation
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A set of filtered equations to the equations of motion governing atmospheric or oceanic flow, the chief of which is the vorticity equation. In this, the horizontal wind is ...
Lafond’s tables
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A set of tables compiled by E. C. Lafond for the purpose of correcting reversing thermometers and computing dynamic height anomalies. These were published by the U.S. Navy ...
Celtic Sea
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A shallow embayment of the eastern North Atlantic bounded by Southern Ireland, southwest Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. It is usually separated from the Irish Sea by a line drawn ...
epicontinental sea
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A shallow sea on a wide portion of a continental shelf or in the interior of a continent. The former type is also known as a shelf sea. Compare to epeiric sea and inland sea.
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