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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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autochthonous flora
Earth science; Soil science
(i) That portion of the micro flora presumed to subsist on the more resistant soil organic matter and little affected by the addition of fresh organic materials. (ii) ...
stony
Earth science; Soil science
(i) A stoniness class in which there are enough stones at or near the soil surface to be a continuing nuisance during operations that the mix the surface layer, but they do not ...
root mean square (RMS)
Earth science; Soil science
A statistic used to evaluate the adequacy of a model by comparing the predicted value (P) to the observed value (O) or a number (n) of values such that: RMS = ((1/nΣ(Pi ...
intrazonal soils
Earth science; Soil science
(i) One of the three orders in soil classification. (ii) A soil with more or less well developed soil characteristics that reflect the dominating influence of some local factor ...
soil structure shapes
Earth science; Soil science
A classification of soil structure based on the shape of the aggregates or peds in the profile.
constructional surface
Earth science; Soil science
A land surface owing its origin and form to depositional processes, with little or no modification by erosion.
ephemeral stream
Earth science; Soil science
A stream, or reach of a stream, that flows only in direct response to precipitation. It receives no protracted supply from melting snow or other source, and its channel is, at ...
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