areal — area ► NOUN 1) a part of an expanse or surface. 2) the extent or measurement of a surface. 3) a space allocated for a specific use. 4) a subject or range of activity. 5) a sunken enclosure giving access to a basement. DERIVATIVES areal adjective … English terms dictionary
areal — involving a particular area, an area of particular extent … Dictionary of ichthyology
Cryosphere — Overview of the Cryosphere and its larger components, from the UN Environment Programme Global Outlook for Ice and Snow. The cryosphere (from the Greek κρύος cryos cold , frost or ice ) is the term which collectively describes the portions of the … Wikipedia
Large igneous province — Only a few of the largest Large Igneous Provinces are indicated (by the dark purple areas) on this geological map, which depicts crustal geologic provinces as seen in seismic refraction data. A Large Igneous Province (LIP) is an extremely large… … Wikipedia
Gletscherschmelze — Seit Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts ist nahezu weltweit ein deutlicher Rückgang der Gletscher zu beobachten. Dieser Vorgang wird Gletscherschmelze oder Gletscherschwund genannt und darf nicht mit der in Gebirgen und Hochlagen alljährlich im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Polystrate fossil — [ Nova Scotia, Canada (printed 1868).] Polystrate or upright fossil describes fossils of single organisms (such as tree trunks) that run through more than one geological strata. Entire fossil forests have been discovered [… … Wikipedia
GeoComputation — Clarifyme|date=September 2008 is an emergent paradigm for multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary research that enables the exploration of previously insoluble, extraordinarily intricate problems in geographic context.IntroductionAs with any… … Wikipedia
Glen Canyon Group — The Glen Canyon Group is a geologic group of formations that is spread across the U.S. states of Nevada, Utah, northern Arizona, north west New Mexico and western Colorado. It is sometimes called the Glen Canyon Sandstone in Colorado and Utah.… … Wikipedia
Marcellus Formation — Stratigraphic range: Middle Devonian … Wikipedia
sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… … Universalium