Environmental conservation

Environmental conservation

Terms related to protecting natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future.

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gallon

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A unit of volume. A U. S. gallon contains 231 cubic inches, 0. 133 cubic feet, or 3. 785 liters. One U. S. gallon of water weighs 8. 3 lbs.

gamma-gamma radiation log

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A borehole log in which a source of gamma radiation as well as a detector are lowered into the borehole. This log measures bulk density of the formation and fluids.

gauss-seidel

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A particular type of method for solving for the head in a finite-difference ground-water model.

general circulation models

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Hydrodynamic models of the atmosphere on a grid or spectral resolution that determine the surface pressure and the vertical distributions of velocity, temperature, density, and water vapor as ...

geohydrology

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A term which denotes the branch of hydrology relating to subsurface or subterranean waters; that is, to all waters below the surface.

geologic erosion

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Normal or natural erosion caused by geological processes acting over long geologic periods and resulting in the wearing away of mountains, the building up of floodplains, coastal plains, etc.

geomorphology

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The study of present-day landforms, including their classification, description, nature, origin, development, and relationships to underlying structures. Also the his- tory of geologic changes as ...