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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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North Icelandic Winter Water (NIWW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass identified and named by Stef´ansson (1968). It is homogenized in winter north of Iceland from a mixture of Modified North Atlantic Water (MNAW) from the North ...
Japan Sea Proper Water (JSPW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass in the Japan Sea that comprises all the water below 200 m (and thus the overlying Japan Sea Middle Water). It is characterized by uniform temperature (1- 2° C) and ...
Slope Water (SW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass that forms between the Gulf Stream and the continental shelf in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. It is isolated by the Stream from contact with oceanic water masses ...
Modified Atlantic Water (MAW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass that originates as Atlantic Water (AW) entering the Mediterranean Sea via the Gibraltar Straits. It spreads via the Sicily Straits into the eastern Mediterranean as ...
Northwest Atlantic Bottom Water
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass that originates from flow through the Denmark Strait, i.e. the Denmark Strait Overflow.
Northeast Atlantic Deep Water (NEADW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass that originates from flow through through passages between Iceland and Scotland. This includes about 1.7 Sv through the Faroe Bank Channel and about 1 Sv over the ...
North Atlantic Water (NAW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass transported by the Continental Slope Current from the North Atlantic into the Nordic Seas. It has typical property values in the Rockall Channel region of the ...
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