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earth sciences
Scope note
Broad term for all science related to the study of the earth.
Alternative terms
UF
↸
geosciences
Broader Terms
BT
↑
sciences
More specific terms
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atmospheric sciences
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NT3
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climatology
NT3
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meteorology
NT2
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geochemistry
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NT3
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soil chemistry
NT3
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water chemistry
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NT4
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marine chemistry
NT2
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geography
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NT3
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cartography
NT3
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paleogeography
NT2
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geology
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NT3
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economic geology
NT3
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geochronology
NT3
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geomorphology
NT3
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hydrogeology
NT3
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marine geology
NT3
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mineralogy
NT3
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petrology
NT3
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sedimentology
NT3
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stratigraphy
NT3
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structural geology
NT3
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volcanology
NT2
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geophysics
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NT3
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geodesy
NT3
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marine geophysics
NT3
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seismology
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NT4
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paleoseismology
NT3
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tectonophysics
NT2
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glaciology
NT2
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hydrology
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NT3
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hydrodynamics
NT2
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limnology
NT2
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ocean sciences
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NT3
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paleoceanography
NT2
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paleontology
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NT3
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invertebrate paleontology
NT3
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micropaleontology
NT3
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paleobotany
NT3
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vertebrate paleontology
NT2
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soil sciences
Related terms
RT
⇆
scientific careers
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
Descendant terms
40
ARK
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More specific terms
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Alternative terms
1
Related terms
1
Notes
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