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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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gravity wave
Earth science; Seismology
A type of wave where gravity is the main restoring force in the system. Tsunami's are the most prevalent type of gravity wave.
accelerograph
Earth science; Seismology
A type of seismograph used to measure ground acceleration as a function of time.
Bessel Function
Earth science; Seismology
A type of function used in describing Earth's normal modes in spherical coordinates. They have the form of a decaying sinusoid.
Legendre functions
Earth science; Seismology
A type of function used in describing Earth's normal modes in spherical coordinates. They have the form of a decaying sinusoid.
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Earth science; Seismology
A treaty to put an end to clandestine nuclear tests.
receiver function
Earth science; Seismology
A time series calculated from teleseismic P wavetrains that can be interpreted in terms of reflections and transmissions of mode-converted waves at discrete boundaries beneath the ...
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