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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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flexible cropping
Earth science; Soil science
A strategy of growing adapted crops with cropping and fallow decisions at each prospective date of planting based on available water in the soil plus expected growing season ...
land farming
Earth science; Soil science
A process of bioremediation or biodegradation in which wastes are incorporated into soil and allowed to decompose via naturally occurring microbial activity.
estuary
Earth science; Soil science
A seaward end or the widened funnel-shaped tidal mouth of a river valley where fresh water comes into contact with seawater and where tidal effects are evident; e.g., a tidal ...
convection
Earth science; Soil science
A process by which heat, solutes, or particles are transferred from one part of a fluid to another by movement of the fluid itself; also called advection.
slough
Earth science; Soil science
(i) A swamp or shallow lake system in northern and midwestern USA. (ii) A slowly flowly shallow swamp or marsh in southeastern USA.
infiltrometer
Earth science; Soil science
A device for measuring the volume or flux (or rate) of liquid (usually water) entry downward into the soil.
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