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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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metric camera
Earth science; Geology
A camera designed particularly for photogrammetry, constructed so that the image is distorted geometrically as little as possible and the camera characteristics do not change from ...
arachnoids
Earth science; Geology
A coronae with less than a 170 kilometer (106- mile) diameter. It is a circular-to-elongate Venusian feature surrounded by multiple concentric ridges and complex lineations, ...
aesthetic
Earth science; Geology
A term meaning to describe something in terms of its beauty. An example would be when something is 'aesthetically-pleasing'. 'Aesthetic Degradation' deals with the deterioration ...
closed hydrochemical system
Earth science; Geology
Physical portion of the earth in which the mass of a given immobile chemical element remains constant throughout a chemical and physical transformation process and is enriched ...
backwash
Earth science; Geology
(1) physical geography - The flow of sea water back down a beach after the swash. (2) human geography - Movement of resources from the periphery of an urban area to the core, ...
sand bypassing
Earth science; Geology
Hydraulic or mechanical movement of sand from the accreting updrift side to the eroding downdrift side of an inlet or harbor entrance. The hydraulic movement may include natural ...
basal sliding
Earth science; Geology
The process by which a glacier undergoes thawing at its base, producing a film of water along which the glacier then flows. Basal sliding primarily affects glaciers in warm ...
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