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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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scirocco
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A warm, southerly wind in the Mediterranean region. Near the north coast of Africa the wind is hot and dry and often carries much dust. After crossing the Mediterranean, the ...
Gulf of California
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water body separating Baja California from the Mexican mainland. It is connected to the Pacific Ocean through a southern opening between 20–23°N. The principal mechanisms ...
Canadian Basin Deep Water (CBDW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass ... CANALES An oceanographic experiment taking place in the Balearic Sea from 1996 to 1998 to investigate the interannual, seasonal and mesoscale variability of the ...
Western North Atlantic Water (WNAW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass defined by Iselin (1936) and Pollard et al. (1991) to define water found in the North Atlantic Current. The WNAW definition can be subsumed into the broader ...
Ionian surface water (ISW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass formed at the surface in the Ionian Sea.
North Adriatic Deep Water (NADW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass formed in the north Adriatic Sea. It is formed during strong bora wind events when evaporation can be as high as 15 mm/day (compared to an annual average total of ...
Norwegian North Atlantic Water (NNAW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass formed in the recirculating gyre of the Norwegian Basin of the Norwegian Sea as a mixture of mainly Modified North Atlantic Water and Norwegian Sea Arctic ...
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