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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erosion surface

Earth science; Soil science

A land surface shaped by the action of erosion, especially by running water.

loamy

Earth science; Soil science

(i) Texture group consisting of coarse sandy loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, loam, silt loam, silt, clay loam, sandy clay loam, and silty clay loam soil ...

crop rotation

Earth science; Soil science

A planned sequence of crops growing in a regularly recurring succession on the same area of land, as contrasted to continuous culture of one crop or growing a variable sequence of ...

wilting coefficient

Earth science; Soil science

A calculated value of the approximate wilting point or permanent wilting percentage. Calculated as follows: Wilting coefficient = Hygroscopic coefficient/0. 68 or Wilting ...

pressure potential

Earth science; Soil science

Potential energy of soil water due to the weight of water (hydrostatic pressure) on the point of interest. Pressure head is expressed as energy per weight and is equal to the ...

stochastic model

Earth science; Soil science

Models based upon the consept that the variable of interst is represented by variablility or uncertainty in the input values and the output represents probability distributions ...