Earth science

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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southern warm tongue (SWT)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A tongue of relatively warm water located at the eastern boundary of the WPWP. It is located at around 10 ° S.

northern warm tongue (NWT)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A tongue of relatively warm water located at the eastern boundary of the WPWP. It is located at around 7 ° N.

optimum multiparameter analysis (OMP)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A tool to analyze the water mass mixture in a water sample by calculating the contributions from the original water masses (the source water masses) to the sample. OMP is based on ...

Transitional Mediterranean Water (TMW)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A transition water mass found between the overlying Levantine Intermediate Water (LIW) and the underlying Eastern Mediterranean Deep Water (EMDW) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ...