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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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capillary water
Earth science; Soil science
The water held in the "capillary" or small pores of a soil, usually with a tension >60 cm of water.
pyrophosphate
Earth science; Soil science
A class of phosphorus compounds produced by the reaction of either anhydrous ammonia or potassium hydroxide with pyrophosphoric acid (H4P2O7). Pyrophosphoric acid is a ...
residual soil
Earth science; Soil science
A soil formed from, or resting on, consolidated rock of the same kind as that from which it was formed, and in the same location.
soil population
Earth science; Soil science
(i) All the organisms living in the soil, including plants and animals. (ii) Members of the same taxa. (iii) Delineations of the same map unit - a grouping of like things in a ...
scalping
Earth science; Soil science
A method of preparing forest soils for planting or seeding that consists of removing the ground vegetation and root mat to expose mineral soil.
verifications
Earth science; Soil science
A quantitative evaluation of whether the executable statements in the code make the exact computations required in the mathematical formulas.
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- Geology (10953)
- Mapping science (105290)
- Oceanography (12332)
- Physical oceanography (42660)
- Remote sensing (8661)
- Seismology (14406)
- Soil science (29216)