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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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catalog equinox
Earth science; Mapping science
The zero point of right ascension for stellar catalogs.
blaze
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) A mark made upon a tree trunk at about breast height by cutting out a piece of bark, leaving a flat scar upon the tree's surface. (2) A blaze, in the same sense as (1), with ...
bx
Earth science; Mapping science
The x-component of the representation, in a photogrammetric model, of the air base the line joining two camera stations.
boundary precedence
Earth science; Mapping science
The ranking of boundaries of civil units to indicate which boundary should be shown when two or more boundaries overlap on a map. For example, where a national boundary ...
color proof
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) A multicolored print made by coating a sheet with sensitizer and making consecutive exposures through the scribed sheet. Each color requires a separate coating, which is ...
bz-curve
Earth science; Mapping science
A graphical representation of the vertical errors in the aerotriangulation of a strip of photographs. The x-coordinates of the vertical control points, referred to the initial ...
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- Remote sensing (8661)
- Seismology (14406)
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