earth characteristics. USGS Thesaurus

earth characteristics

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The measurable, definable properties and features of the earth.

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NT2 ↓ atmospheric properties ►▼
- NT3 ↓ air temperature
- NT3 ↓ atmospheric composition ►▼
  - NT4 ↓ greenhouse gases
  - NT4 ↓ ozone layer
NT2 ↓ earth material properties ►▼
- NT3 ↓ compaction
- NT3 ↓ permeability
- NT3 ↓ porosity
- NT3 ↓ radioactivity
- NT3 ↓ remanent magnetism
- NT3 ↓ resistivity
NT2 ↓ earth structure ►▼
- NT3 ↓ core (earth) ►▼
  - NT4 ↓ inner core (earth)
  - NT4 ↓ outer core (earth)
- NT3 ↓ crust (earth) ►▼
  - NT4 ↓ lithosphere ►▼
    - NT5 ↓ continental lithosphere
    - NT5 ↓ oceanic lithosphere
- NT3 ↓ mantle (earth) ►▼
  - NT4 ↓ asthenosphere
NT2 ↓ geologic history ►▼
- NT3 ↓ biostratigraphy
- NT3 ↓ earth history
- NT3 ↓ lithostratigraphy
NT2 ↓ geologic structure ►▼
- NT3 ↓ foliation (geologic)
- NT3 ↓ lineation (geologic)
- NT3 ↓ structure contours
NT2 ↓ gravitational field (earth) ►▼
- NT3 ↓ bouguer anomaly
- NT3 ↓ free-air anomaly
- NT3 ↓ isostatic anomaly
NT2 ↓ land surface characteristics
NT2 ↓ magnetic field (earth)
NT2 ↓ ocean characteristics ►▼
- NT3 ↓ ocean salinity
- NT3 ↓ ocean temperature ►▼
  - NT4 ↓ sea surface temperature
- NT3 ↓ sea-floor characteristics
- NT3 ↓ sea-level change
NT2 ↓ rocks and deposits ►▼
- NT3 ↓ fossils ►▼
  - NT4 ↓ ichnofossils
- NT3 ↓ igneous rocks ►▼
  - NT4 ↓ Plutonic rocks
  - NT4 ↓ volcanic rocks
- NT3 ↓ metamorphic rocks
- NT3 ↓ permafrost
- NT3 ↓ sedimentary rocks ►▼
  - NT4 ↓ bedforms
- NT3 ↓ unconsolidated deposits ►▼
  - NT4 ↓ clay deposits
  - NT4 ↓ gravel deposits
  - NT4 ↓ sand deposits
NT2 ↓ snow and ice cover ►▼
- NT3 ↓ sea ice concentration
NT2 ↓ stratigraphic sections ►▼
- NT3 ↓ bedrock geologic units
- NT3 ↓ geologic contacts ►▼
  - NT4 ↓ unconformities
- NT3 ↓ surficial geologic units
NT2 ↓ topography ►▼
- NT3 ↓ bathymetry

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20-Nov-2007

Accepted term

20-Nov-2007

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