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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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redox discontinuity layer
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A zone of rapid transition between areas of aerobic and anaerobic decomposition in oceanic sediments. Its depth within the sediment depends on the quantity of organic matter ...
SMHI
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Abbreviation for Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut or Swedish Meterological and Hydrological Institute. See the SMHI Web site150.
obliquity
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Also called the obliquity of the ecliptic, this term is used to denote the tilt of the earth’s axis with respect to the plane of the earth’s orbit. This is one of the three main ...
harmful algal blooms (HAB)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Also known as marine phytoplankton blooms or red tides. In this naturally occurring phenomenon for which instances are reported for around 300 species blooms with cell ...
HNLC
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An abbreviation for high nutrient–low chlorophyll regions. These are mainly the waters of the subarctic Pacific, the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, and the equatorial Pacific. ...
MTP
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An abbreviation for Mediterranean Targeted Project, a CEC/CGXII/MAST2 project engaged in oceanographic research activities in the Mediterranean Sea area during the period ...
radar
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An acronym for radio detection and ranging, the use of reflected electromagnetic radiation to obtain information about distance objects. The wavelength used in normally in the ...
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