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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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Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A third–generation wave model that computes random, short–crested, wind–generated waves in coastal regions and inland waters. The physics accounted for in the SWAN model includes: ...
tide table
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A tidal prediction table showing the daily high and low tide predictions for a particular location. Contrast with Tide Chart.
reversed tide
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A tide completely out of phase with the apparent motions of the principal attracting body, i.e. the lowest heights are directly under the body on opposite sides of the earth.
direct tide
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A tide which is in phase with the apparent motion of the attracting body, whether it be the sun or the moon. It has its local maximums directly under the tide–producing body and ...
turnover time
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A time scale defined as the ratio of the mass of a reservoir to the rate of its removal from that reservoir. In the context of the climate this can be seen as the total amount of ...
Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A TOGA experiment conducted in thr equatorial western Pacific from November 1992 through February 1993. The stated aims of COARE were to describe and understand: the principal ...
OVIDE
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A tomography experiment planned by IFREMER to study the variability in the subpolar gyre from seasonal to decadal time scales. The goals are to document the transformation of the ...
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