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Geophysics

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Figure of the Earth and geodesy 0 of 19

  1. geodesy concept
  2. figure of the Earth concept
  3. reference ellipsoid definition
  4. flattening definition
  5. geodetic coordinates definition
  6. geodetic datum definition
  7. geodesics on an ellipsoid problem
  8. Vincenty's formulae concept
  9. great-circle distance definition
  10. haversine formula statement
  11. Helmert transformation definition
  12. map projection concept
  13. Mercator projection example
  14. transverse Mercator projection example
  15. Tissot's indicatrix definition
  16. Theorema Egregium and the impossibility of a distortion-free map statement
  17. geodetic triangulation concept
  18. trilateration concept
  19. GNSS positioning concept

Gravity field of the Earth 0 of 18

  1. physical geodesy concept
  2. geopotential definition
  3. geoid definition
  4. geopotential model in spherical harmonics definition
  5. normal gravity and Somigliana's formula statement
  6. Clairaut's theorem on gravity statement
  7. gravity anomaly definition
  8. free-air anomaly definition
  9. Bouguer anomaly definition
  10. Stokes' formula of physical geodesy statement
  11. Molodensky's problem problem
  12. geodetic boundary value problem problem
  13. Bruns formula statement
  14. deflection of the vertical definition
  15. isostasy concept
  16. Airy and Pratt models of isostasy concept
  17. gravity inversion problem
  18. non-uniqueness of potential field inversion statement

Earth rotation and tides 0 of 15

  1. Earth's rotation concept
  2. polar motion concept
  3. Chandler wobble statement
  4. Euler free nutation concept
  5. length of day variations concept
  6. tidal force definition
  7. tide-generating potential definition
  8. equilibrium theory of tides concept
  9. Laplace tidal equations definition
  10. amphidromic point definition
  11. tidal harmonic constituents definition
  12. Doodson numbers definition
  13. Love numbers definition
  14. Earth tide concept
  15. tidal acceleration concept

Seismology: waves and rays 0 of 19

  1. seismology concept
  2. P wave definition
  3. S wave definition
  4. Stoneley wave definition
  5. seismic ray theory concept
  6. Snell's law for seismic rays statement
  7. ray parameter definition
  8. shadow zone concept
  9. travel-time curve concept
  10. Zoeppritz equations definition
  11. amplitude versus offset concept
  12. Cagniard–de Hoop method concept
  13. seismic anisotropy concept
  14. shear wave splitting concept
  15. dispersion of surface waves concept
  16. normal modes of the Earth concept
  17. Adams–Williamson equation statement
  18. Bullen parameter definition
  19. Preliminary reference Earth model object

Seismology: sources and statistics 0 of 14

  1. seismic moment definition
  2. moment tensor definition
  3. focal mechanism concept
  4. double-couple source definition
  5. moment magnitude scale definition
  6. Richter magnitude scale definition
  7. Gutenberg–Richter law statement
  8. Omori's law statement
  9. Båth's law statement
  10. Olami–Feder–Christensen model concept
  11. elastic-rebound theory concept
  12. Coulomb stress transfer concept
  13. earthquake location problem problem
  14. probabilistic seismic hazard analysis concept

Inverse problems and imaging 0 of 14

  1. geophysical inversion concept
  2. seismic tomography concept
  3. travel-time tomography concept
  4. full waveform inversion concept
  5. seismic migration concept
  6. Kirchhoff migration concept
  7. normal moveout definition
  8. common midpoint stacking concept
  9. deconvolution of seismic data concept
  10. Backus–Gilbert method concept
  11. magnetotellurics concept
  12. electrical resistivity tomography concept
  13. receiver function concept
  14. ambient noise seismic interferometry concept

Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism 0 of 13

  1. Earth's magnetic field concept
  2. Gauss's spherical harmonic analysis of the geomagnetic field statement
  3. International Geomagnetic Reference Field object
  4. dipole model of the Earth's magnetic field definition
  5. geomagnetic secular variation concept
  6. geomagnetic reversal concept
  7. geodynamo concept
  8. Bullard disc dynamo example
  9. Herzenberg dynamo statement
  10. alpha effect of mean-field dynamo theory concept
  11. Taylor's constraint statement
  12. Elsasser number definition
  13. Chapman–Ferraro problem problem

Geodynamics and heat flow 0 of 12

  1. geodynamics concept
  2. plate tectonics concept
  3. Euler pole of plate motion statement
  4. plate reconstruction concept
  5. geothermal gradient definition
  6. half-space cooling model statement
  7. Kelvin's estimate of the age of the Earth statement
  8. mantle convection concept
  9. postglacial rebound concept
  10. flexure of the lithosphere concept
  11. Byerlee's law statement
  12. Anderson's theory of faulting statement

Atmospheric dynamics and meteorology 0 of 31

  1. atmospheric dynamics concept
  2. barometric formula statement
  3. scale height definition
  4. hypsometric equation statement
  5. lapse rate definition
  6. potential temperature definition
  7. equivalent potential temperature definition
  8. convective available potential energy definition
  9. thermal wind statement
  10. gradient wind definition
  11. cyclostrophic wind definition
  12. Rossby radius of deformation definition
  13. beta plane definition
  14. f-plane definition
  15. barotropic vorticity equation definition
  16. baroclinic instability concept
  17. Eady model example
  18. Charney–Stern theorem statement
  19. Charney–Hasegawa–Mima equation definition
  20. Hadley cell and Held–Hou model concept
  21. Kelvin wave definition
  22. equatorial wave theory of Matsuno concept
  23. atmospheric tide concept
  24. Monin–Obukhov similarity theory concept
  25. planetary boundary layer concept
  26. Lorenz 96 model example
  27. predictability and the butterfly effect concept
  28. numerical weather prediction concept
  29. data assimilation concept
  30. four-dimensional variational assimilation concept
  31. ensemble Kalman filter concept

Physical oceanography 0 of 12

  1. physical oceanography concept
  2. Ekman spiral statement
  3. Sverdrup balance statement
  4. Stommel's model of western intensification statement
  5. Munk's wind-driven circulation model concept
  6. Stommel box model of thermohaline circulation concept
  7. equation of state of seawater definition
  8. Stokes drift concept
  9. ocean wave spectrum definition
  10. Pierson–Moskowitz spectrum definition
  11. Hasselmann's kinetic equation for wind waves definition
  12. El Niño–Southern Oscillation models concept

Climate dynamics 0 of 8

  1. climate model concept
  2. energy balance model concept
  3. Budyko–Sellers model and ice–albedo feedback concept
  4. snowball Earth bifurcation statement
  5. climate sensitivity definition
  6. radiative forcing definition
  7. Milankovitch cycles concept
  8. tipping points in the climate system concept

Hydrology and glaciology 0 of 13

  1. hydrology concept
  2. groundwater flow equation definition
  3. Richards equation definition
  4. Theis solution statement
  5. Dupuit–Forchheimer assumption concept
  6. Green–Ampt infiltration model concept
  7. unit hydrograph concept
  8. Horton's laws of stream networks statement
  9. Hack's law statement
  10. Muskingum routing method concept
  11. Glen's flow law statement
  12. shallow ice approximation concept
  13. Stefan's law of ice growth statement

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