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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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East Icelandic Water
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass found in the area of the Iceland–Faroe Ridge.
Kuroshio Deep Water (KDW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass found in the East China Sea. KDW is usually located at depths of 900–100 m in the Okinawa Trough, and originates mainly from the passage between the Okinawa islands. ...
Kuroshio Intermediate Water (KIW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass found in the East China Sea. KIW originates from northwest Pacific water, with the major part entering from east of Taiwan and most of the rest from between Okinawa ...
Kuroshio Surface Water (KSW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass found in the East China Sea. KSW exists only in the warm half of the year. It is modified and merges with Kuroshio Subsurface Water (KSSW) via strong convective ...
Japan Sea Middle Water (JSMW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass found in the Japan Sea. It is found in the depth range 25-200 m and characterized by a rapid drop in temperature from 17 to 2° C as well as an oxygen maximum of 8 ...
Polar Intermediate Water (PIW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass found in the polar domain in the Northern Atlantic Ocean. It is identified as a distinct temperature minimum layer underneath the East Greenland Current and has ...
Subantarctic Surface Water (SSW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass found in the Southern Ocean between the Subtropical Front (STF) and the Subantarctic Front (SAF) and above the salinity minimum of the Antarctic Intermediate Water ...
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