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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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first–year ice
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A type of sea ice defined by the WMO as: Sea ice of not more than one winter’s growth, developing from young ice; thickness (typically) 30 cm to 2 m. May be subdivided into thin ...
slush
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A type of sea ice defined by the WMO as: Snow which is saturated and mixed with water on land or ice surfaces, or as a viscous floating mass in water after heavy snowfall.
pack ice
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A type of sea ice defined by the WMO as: Term used in a wide sense to include any area of sea ice, other than fast ice, no matter what form it takes or how it is disposed. Pack ...
Tasman Sea
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A marginal sea located in the southwest Pacific centered at about 160° E and 37° S off the southwest coast of Australia. It is also surrounded by New Zealand to the east, Tasmania ...
Norwegian Sea
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A marginal sea of the North Atlantic Ocean which consists of the waters between the continental shelves of Norway and Spitsbergen to the east and the Mohn Ridge and Jan Mayen ...
Henry Menard
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A marine geologist (1920-1986) at Scripps who in 1958 suggested a continuous process of mid-ocean ridge development.
EUROFLOAT
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A MAST program for the observation and modeling of the large–scale movement of the Mediterranean Water (MW) and Labrador Sea Water (LSW) in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean. The ...
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