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Earth science

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This section contains 1192 articles.

Earth science basics

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This section contains 117 articles.

Earth science basics: General

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This section contains 34 articles.

  1. Image Earth science (Level 3)
  2. Image Biogeochemical cycle
    1. Image Calcium cycle
    2. Image Carbon cycle
      1. Image Carbon sequestration
    3. Image Nitrogen cycle
    4. Image Oxygen cycle
    5. Image Phosphorus cycle
    6. Image Sulfur cycle
  3. Image Geologist
  4. Image Earth's rotation
    1. Image Foucault pendulum
  5. Image Figure of the Earth
    1. Image Earth ellipsoid
    2. Image Equatorial bulge
    3. Image Image Flat Earth
    4. Image Spherical Earth
    5. Image Schiehallion experiment
  6. Image Gaia hypothesis
  7. Image History of Earth (Level 3)
    1. Image Early Earth
    2. Image Extinction event (Level 4)
    3. Image Ice age (Level 4)
    4. Image Milankovitch cycles
  8. Image Landscape
  9. Image Natural disaster (Level 3)
    1. Image Disaster response
    2. Image Image Wildfire (Level 4)
  10. Image Natural resource (Level 3)
    1. Image Conflict minerals law
    2. Image Environmental resource management
    3. Image Overexploitation
      1. Image Overfishing
  11. Image Thermocline

Humans and the environment

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This section contains 15 articles.

  1. Image Natural environment (Level 4)
  2. Image Environmental issues
    1. Image Environmental conflict
      1. Image Environmental justice
      2. Image Tragedy of the commons
    2. Image Environmental degradation
    3. Image Human–wildlife conflict
  3. Image Environmental protection
  4. Image Environmental studies
    1. Image Environmental policy
    2. Image Environmental science
  5. Image Human impact on the environment
    1. Image Land use
  6. Image Planetary boundaries
  7. Image Wilderness

Biomes

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This section contains 68 articles.

Biomes: General

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This section contains 15 articles.

  1. Image Drylands
    1. Image Desert (Level 3)
      1. Image Desertification
      2. Image Oasis (Level 4)
    2. Image Deserts and xeric shrublands
    3. Image Drought (Level 4)
  2. Image Shrubland (Level 4)
    1. Image Chaparral
    2. Image Fynbos
    3. Image Heath
    4. Image Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
    5. Image Moorland
  3. Image Montane ecosystem
  4. Image Tundra (Level 4)
    1. Image Alpine tundra

Forests

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This section contains 17 articles.

  1. Image Forest (Level 3)
  2. Image Rainforest (Level 4)
    1. Image Tropical rainforest (Level 4)
    2. Image Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
    3. Image Temperate rainforest
  3. Image Taiga (Level 4)
  4. Image Temperate forest
    1. Image Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests (Level 4)
    2. Image Temperate coniferous forest
    3. Image Temperate deciduous forest
  5. Image Tropical forest
    1. Image Jungle (Level 4)
    2. Image Seasonal tropical forest
      1. Image Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
    3. Image Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests
  6. Image Woodland
    1. Image Grove (nature)

Grasslands

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This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Image Grassland (Level 3)
  2. Image Meadow (Level 4)
  3. Image Montane grasslands and shrublands
  4. Image Prairie (Level 4)
  5. Image Savanna (Level 4)
  6. Image Steppe (Level 4)
  7. Image Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
  8. Image Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Wetlands

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This section contains 10 articles.

  1. Image Wetland (Level 4)
  2. Image Bog (Level 4)
  3. Image Fen
  4. Image Flooded grasslands and savannas
  5. Image Mangrove (Level 4)
  6. Image Marsh (Level 4)
  7. Image Peatland
  8. Image Riparian zone
  9. Image Salt marsh
  10. Image Swamp (Level 4)

Aquatic biomes and ecosystems

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This section contains 18 articles.

  1. Image Aquatic ecosystem
  2. Image Deep-sea community
  3. Image Neuston
Marine biomes
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This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Image Marine ecosystem
  2. Image Marine coastal ecosystem
  3. Image Ocean surface ecosystem
    1. Image Sea surface microlayer
  4. Image Marine habitat
  5. Image Coral reef (Level 4)
  6. Image Kelp forest
  7. Image Littoral zone
  8. Image Mangrove forest
  9. Image Neritic zone
  10. Image Seagrass meadow
  11. Image Benthic zone
Freshwater biomes
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This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Image Freshwater ecosystem
  2. Image Lake ecosystem
  3. Image River ecosystem

Air

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This section contains 212 articles.

Atmosphere

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This section contains 27 articles.

Atmosphere: General

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This section contains 14 articles.

  1. Image Atmosphere of Earth (Level 2)
  2. Image Air mass (Level 4)
  3. Image Atmospheric chemistry
  4. Image Atmospheric pressure (Level 4)
  5. Image Atmospheric science (Level 4)
  6. Image Ozone depletion (Level 4)
Layers of the atmosphere
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This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Image Troposphere
  2. Image Stratosphere
    1. Image Ozone layer
  3. Image Mesosphere
  4. Image Thermosphere
    1. Image Kármán line
  5. Image Exosphere
    1. Image Atmospheric escape

Atmospheric optics

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This section contains 13 articles.

  1. Image Aurora (Level 4)
  2. Image Glory (optical phenomenon)
  3. Image Halo (optical phenomenon)
  4. Image Haze
    1. Image Smog
  5. Image Light pillar
  6. Image Mirage (Level 4)
    1. Image Fata Morgana (mirage)
  7. Image Image Rainbow (Level 4)
  8. Image Sky (Level 4)
    1. Image Diffuse sky radiation
  9. Image Sun dog
  10. Image Sunlight

Meteorology

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This section contains 109 articles.

Meteorology: General

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This section contains 14 articles.

  1. Image Meteorology (Level 4)
  2. Image Weather (Level 3)
  3. Image Cold wave
  4. Image Weather front (Level 4)
  5. Image Image Weather forecasting (Level 4)
    1. Image Marine weather forecasting
    2. Image Weather station
    3. Image Surface weather observation
    4. Image Image Surface weather analysis
  6. Image Heat wave
  7. Image Humidity (Level 4)
    1. Image Dew point
  8. Image Low-pressure area (Level 4)
  9. Image Indian summer

Clouds

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This section contains 22 articles.

  1. Image Cloud (Level 3)
  2. Image Cirrus cloud (Level 4)
  3. Image Cumulonimbus cloud (Level 4)
  4. Image Cumulus cloud (Level 4)
    1. Image Cumulus congestus cloud
    2. Image Cumulus humilis cloud
    3. Image Cumulus mediocris cloud
  5. Image Fog (Level 4)
  6. Image Mist
  7. Image Diamond dust
  8. Image Funnel cloud
  9. Image Cirrostratus cloud
  10. Image Nimbostratus cloud
  11. Image Fractus cloud
  12. Image Stratus cloud
  13. Image Altostratus cloud
    1. Image Altostratus undulatus cloud
  14. Image Stratocumulus cloud
  15. Image Altocumulus cloud
  16. Image Cirrocumulus cloud
  17. Image Noctilucent cloud
  18. Image Polar stratospheric cloud

Precipitation

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This section contains 16 articles.

  1. Image Precipitation (Level 4)
  2. Image Rain (Level 3)
    1. Image Acid rain (Level 4)
    2. Image Freezing rain
  3. Image Snow (Level 3)
    1. Image Snowflake
  4. Image Hail (Level 4)
  5. Image Dew (Level 4)
  6. Image Frost (Level 4)
  7. Image Icicle
  8. Image Ice pellets
  9. Image Rain and snow mixed
  10. Image Graupel
  11. Image Drizzle
  12. Image Cloudburst
  13. Image Rain shadow

Atmospheric circulation

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This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Image Atmospheric circulation (Level 4)
  2. Image High-pressure area (Level 4)
  3. Image Cyclone (Level 4)
  4. Image Image Extratropical cyclone (Level 4)
  5. Image Hadley cell (Level 4)
  6. Image Polar vortex (Level 4)
  7. Image Walker circulation (Level 4)
  8. Image Zonal and meridional flow

Storms

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This section contains 36 articles.

  1. Image Storm (Level 3)
  2. Image Winter storm
    1. Image Blizzard (Level 4)
    2. Image Ice storm
    3. Image Snow squall
    4. Image Whiteout (weather)
  3. Image Whirlwind
    1. Image Image Tornado (Level 4)
      1. Image Landspout
      2. Image Waterspout
    2. Image Gustnado
    3. Image Fire whirl
    4. Image Dust devil
    5. Image Steam devil
  4. Image Dust storm (Level 4)
Atmospheric electricity
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This section contains 9 articles.

  1. Image Atmospheric electricity
  2. Image Lightning (Level 3)
    1. Image Lightning strike
    2. Image Ball lightning
    3. Image Sprite (lightning)
    4. Image Thunder
  3. Image Thunderstorm (Level 4)
    1. Image Supercell
  4. Image St. Elmo's fire
Tropical cyclones
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This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Image Image Tropical cyclone (Level 4)
  2. Image Image Atlantic hurricane
  3. Image Eye (cyclone)
  4. Image Image Saffir–Simpson scale
  5. Image Image Storm surge
  6. Image Tropical cyclogenesis
  7. Image Tropical cyclone forecasting
    1. Image Dvorak technique
    2. Image Image Tropical cyclone rainfall forecasting
    3. Image Tropical cyclone track forecasting
  8. Image Tropical cyclone preparedness
  9. Image Typhoon

Winds

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This section contains 13 articles.

  1. Image Image Wind (Level 3)
  2. Image Beaufort scale
  3. Image Foehn wind
  4. Image Intertropical Convergence Zone
  5. Image Jet stream (Level 4)
  6. Image Katabatic wind
  7. Image Monsoon (Level 4)
  8. Image Prevailing winds
  9. Image Sea breeze
  10. Image Trade winds (Level 4)
  11. Image Vertical draft
  12. Image Westerlies
  13. Image Image Wind shear

Climatology

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This section contains 65 articles.

Climatology: General

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This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Image Climatology (Level 4)
  2. Image Climate system
  3. Image El Niño–Southern Oscillation (Level 4)
  4. Image Köppen climate classification (Level 4)
  5. Image Microclimate

Climates

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This section contains 16 articles.

  1. Image Climate (Level 2)
  2. Image Alpine climate
  3. Image Continental climate
  4. Image Desert climate
  5. Image Humid subtropical climate
  6. Image Polar climate
    1. Image Climate of Antarctica
    2. Image Climate of the Arctic
  7. Image Semi-arid climate
  8. Image Subarctic climate
  9. Image Temperate climate (Level 4)
    1. Image Mediterranean climate
  10. Image Tropical climate (Level 4)
    1. Image Tropical monsoon climate
    2. Image Tropical rainforest climate
    3. Image Tropical savanna climate

Climate change

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This section contains 44 articles.

  1. Image Climate change (Level 3)
  2. Image Climate change denial
  3. Image Climate change feedbacks
    1. Image Arctic methane emissions
    2. Image Climate sensitivity
    3. Image Ice–albedo feedback
    4. Image Tipping points in the climate system
  4. Image Climate change mitigation
  5. Image Climate change vulnerability
  6. Image Climate model
  7. Image Image Climate variability and change (Level 4)
  8. Image Deforestation and climate change
    1. Image Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest
  9. Image Earth's energy budget
    1. Image Outgoing longwave radiation
    2. Image Radiative forcing
    3. Image Solar irradiance
  10. Image Economic analysis of climate change
  11. Image Effects of climate change
    1. Image Arctic sea ice decline
    2. Image Effects of climate change on agriculture
    3. Image Effects of climate change on human health
    4. Image Effects of climate change on oceans
      1. Image Ocean acidification
    5. Image Effects of climate change on small island countries
    6. Image Extreme weather
    7. Image Global dimming
  12. Image Greenhouse effect (Level 4)
  13. Image Greenhouse gas
  14. Image Greenhouse gas emissions
    1. Image Carbon budget
    2. Image Methane emissions
  15. Image Politics of climate change
  16. Image Solar activity and climate
Climate change by region
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This section contains 10 articles.

  1. Image Climate change in Africa
  2. Image Climate change in Antarctica
  3. Image Climate change in Australia
  4. Image Climate change in Brazil
  5. Image Climate change in Canada
  6. Image Climate change in Europe
  7. Image Climate change in India
  8. Image Climate change in Indonesia
  9. Image Climate change in Japan
  10. Image Climate change in the Middle East and North Africa

Seasons

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This section contains 11 articles.

  1. Image Season (Level 3)
  2. Image Spring (season) (Level 4)
  3. Image Summer (Level 4)
  4. Image Autumn (Level 4)
  5. Image Winter (Level 4)
  6. Image Wet season (Level 4)
    1. Image East Asian monsoon
    2. Image Monsoon of South Asia
  7. Image Dry season (Level 4)
    1. Image Harmattan
  8. Image Atlantic hurricane season

Geology

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This section contains 641 articles.

Geology: General

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This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Image Geology (Level 2)
  2. Image Core sample
    1. Image Dendrochronology
    2. Image Ice core
  3. Image Geologic record
  4. Image Geological hazard
  5. Image Mohs scale
  6. Image Rock cycle

Geochemistry

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This section contains 16 articles.

  1. Image Geochemistry
  2. Image Biogeochemistry
    1. Image Organic geochemistry
    2. Image Remineralisation
  3. Image Geochemical cycle
  4. Image Goldschmidt classification
  5. Image Igneous differentiation
    1. Image Partial melting
  6. Image Isotope geochemistry
    1. Image Primordial nuclide
    2. Image δ13C
    3. Image δ18O
  7. Image Natural hydrogen
  8. Image Radium and radon in the environment
  9. Image Recrystallization (geology)
  10. Image Trace element

Geophysics

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This section contains 54 articles.

  1. Image Geophysics (Level 4)
  2. Image Earth's internal heat budget
  3. Image Forensic geophysics
  4. Image Geodynamics
    1. Image Byerlee's law
  5. Image Geomathematics
  6. Image Geophysical fluid dynamics
  7. Image Geothermal gradient
  8. Image Gravimetry
    1. Image Gravity of Earth
  9. Image Isostasy
  10. Image Mantle convection
    1. Image Mantle plume
  11. Image Near-surface geophysics
  12. Image Soil liquefaction
  13. Image Theory of tides

Geomagnetism

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This section contains 9 articles.

  1. Image Image Earth's magnetic field (Level 4)
  2. Image Geomagnetic pole
  3. Image Geomagnetic reversal
  4. Image Ionosphere
  5. Image Magnetic anomaly
  6. Image North magnetic pole
  7. Image South magnetic pole
  8. Image Geomagnetic storm
  9. Image Van Allen radiation belt

Seismology

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This section contains 29 articles.

  1. Image Seismology (Level 4)
  2. Image Seismic wave
    1. Image P wave
    2. Image S wave
    3. Image Love wave
  3. Image Seismic intensity scales
    1. Image Modified Mercalli intensity scale
  4. Image Seismic magnitude scales
    1. Image Richter scale
    2. Image Moment magnitude scale
  5. Image Seismic refraction
  6. Image Seismic tomography
  7. Image Seismic zone
  8. Image Shadow zone
  9. Image Elastic-rebound theory
  10. Image Earthquake preparedness
    1. Image Earthquake early warning system
  11. Image Earthquake prediction
Types and mechanisms of earthquakes
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This section contains 11 articles.

  1. Image Earthquake (Level 3)
  2. Image Mainshock
  3. Image Foreshock
  4. Image Aftershock
  5. Image Megathrust earthquake
  6. Image Epicenter
  7. Image Focal mechanism
  8. Image Slow earthquake
  9. Image Interplate earthquake
  10. Image Intraplate earthquake
  11. Image Deep-focus earthquake

Historical geology

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This section contains 95 articles.

Basics

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This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Image Historical geology
  2. Image Age of Earth
  3. Image Image Geological history of Earth (Level 4)

Geochronology

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This section contains 11 articles.

  1. Image Geochronology (Level 4)
  2. Image Absolute dating
    1. Image Argon–argon dating
    2. Image K–Ar dating
    3. Image Radiometric dating
    4. Image Rubidium–strontium dating
    5. Image Uranium–lead dating
  3. Image Monazite geochronology
  4. Image Paleomagnetism
  5. Image Relative dating
  6. Image Thermochronology

Paleoclimate

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This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Image Paleoclimatology
  2. Image Geological history of oxygen
  3. Image Paleotempestology
  4. Image Paleothermometer

Events

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This section contains 21 articles.

  1. Image Late Heavy Bombardment
  2. Image Great Oxidation Event (Level 4)
  3. Image Snowball Earth
    1. Image Huronian glaciation
    2. Image Sturtian glaciation
    3. Image Marinoan glaciation
  4. Image Cambrian explosion (Level 4)
  5. Image Late Ordovician mass extinction (Level 4)
  6. Image Hirnantian glaciation
  7. Image Late Devonian mass extinction (Level 4)
  8. Image Late Paleozoic icehouse
  9. Image Permian–Triassic extinction event (Level 4)
  10. Image Triassic–Jurassic extinction (Level 4)
  11. Image Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (Level 4)
    1. Image Alvarez hypothesis
  12. Image Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum
  13. Image Quaternary glaciation
  14. Image Last Glacial Period
    1. Image Last Glacial Maximum
  15. Image Late Pleistocene extinctions
    1. Image Holocene extinction

Paleogeography

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This section contains 19 articles.

  1. Image Palaeogeography
  2. Image Iapetus Ocean
  3. Image Paleo-Tethys Ocean
  4. Image Paleocontinent
    1. Image Baltica
    2. Image Laurentia
  5. Image Supercontinent
    1. Image Gondwana
    2. Image Kenorland
    3. Image Laurasia
    4. Image Pangaea (Level 4)
    5. Image Pannotia
    6. Image Rodinia
    7. Image Ur (continent)
    8. Image Vaalbara
  6. Image Panthalassa
  7. Image Rheic Ocean
  8. Image Tethys Ocean
  9. Image Western Interior Seaway

Geological timescale

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This section contains 37 articles.

  1. Image Image Geologic time scale (Level 4)
Precambrian
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This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Image Precambrian (Level 4)
  2. Image Hadean
  3. Image Archean
    1. Image Eoarchean
    2. Image Paleoarchean
    3. Image Mesoarchean
    4. Image Neoarchean
  4. Image Proterozoic
    1. Image Paleoproterozoic
    2. Image Mesoproterozoic
    3. Image Neoproterozoic
      1. Image Ediacaran
Phanerozoic
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This section contains 24 articles.

  1. Image Phanerozoic (Level 4)
  2. Image Paleozoic (Level 4)
    1. Image Cambrian (Level 4)
    2. Image Ordovician
    3. Image Silurian
    4. Image Devonian
    5. Image Carboniferous
    6. Image Permian (Level 4)
  3. Image Mesozoic (Level 4)
    1. Image Triassic (Level 4)
    2. Image Jurassic (Level 4)
    3. Image Cretaceous (Level 4)
  4. Image Cenozoic (Level 4)
    1. Image Paleogene (Level 4)
      1. Image Paleocene
      2. Image Eocene
      3. Image Oligocene
    2. Image Neogene (Level 4)
      1. Image Miocene
      2. Image Pliocene
    3. Image Quaternary (Level 4)
      1. Image Pleistocene
      2. Image Holocene (Level 4)
      3. Image Anthropocene

Terrestrial geology

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This section contains 468 articles.

Terrestrial geology: General

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This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Image Batholith
  2. Image Dike (geology)
  3. Image Hydrothermal vent
  4. Image Sill (geology)

Specific geologic features

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This section contains 15 articles.

  1. Image Algoman orogeny
  2. Image Andean orogeny
  3. Image Central Asian Orogenic Belt
  4. Image Columbia River Basalt Group
  5. Image Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
  6. Image Deccan Traps
  7. Image Geology of the Appalachians
  8. Image Geology of the Himalayas
  9. Image Hawaii hotspot
  10. Image Laramide orogeny
  11. Image Siberian Traps
  12. Image Slave Craton
    1. Image Acasta Gneiss
  13. Image Terra Australis Orogen
  14. Image Yellowstone hotspot

Minerals

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This section contains 164 articles.

  1. Image Mineral (Level 3)
  2. Image Earth pigment
    1. Image Ochre
    2. Image Sienna
    3. Image Umber
  3. Image Gemstone (Level 4)
  4. Image Mineral physics
  5. Image Mineralogy (Level 4)
Arsenate minerals
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This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Image Arsenate mineral
  2. Image Erythrite
Arsenide mineral
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This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Image Arsenide mineral
  2. Image Skutterudite
  3. Image Sperrylite
Borate minerals
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This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Image Borate mineral
  2. Image Kernite
  3. Image Painite
  4. Image Ulexite
Carbonate mineral
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This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Image Carbonate mineral
  2. Image Aragonite
  3. Image Azurite
  4. Image Bastnäsite
  5. Image Calcite
    1. Image Iceland spar
  6. Image Dolomite (mineral)
  7. Image Magnesite
  8. Image Malachite
  9. Image Rhodochrosite
  10. Image Siderite
  11. Image Smithsonite
Chromate minerals
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This section contains 1 article.

  1. Image Crocoite
Halide minerals
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This section contains 6 articles.

  1. Image Halide mineral
  2. Image Cryolite
  3. Image Fluorite
    1. Image Antozonite
  4. Image Halite
  5. Image Sylvite
Native element minerals
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This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Image Native element mineral
  2. Image Native metal
    1. Image Meteoric iron
    2. Image Native copper
    3. Image Telluric iron
Oxide minerals
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This section contains 25 articles.

  1. Image Oxide mineral
  2. Image Anatase
  3. Image Brookite
  4. Image Brucite
  5. Image Cassiterite
  6. Image Chrysoberyl
  7. Image Corundum
    1. Image Ruby (Level 4)
    2. Image Sapphire (Level 4)
  8. Image Cuprite
  9. Image Hematite
  10. Image Ilmenite
  11. Image Limonite
  12. Image Magnetite
  13. Image Perovskite
  14. Image Psilomelane
  15. Image Pyrolusite
  16. Image Rutile
  17. Image Spinel group
    1. Image Chromite
    2. Image Spinel
  18. Image Tantalite
    1. Image Coltan
  19. Image Thorianite
  20. Image Uraninite
Silicate minerals
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This section contains 70 articles.

  1. Image Silicate mineral
  2. Image Aluminosilicate
  3. Image Asbestos (Level 4)
Nesosilicate minerals
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This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Image Andalusite
  2. Image Garnet
  3. Image Kyanite
  4. Image Olivine
    1. Image Fayalite
    2. Image Forsterite
    3. Image Peridot
  5. Image Sillimanite
  6. Image Staurolite
  7. Image Titanite
  8. Image Topaz
  9. Image Zircon
Sorosilicate minerals
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This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Image Epidote
    1. Image Allanite
    2. Image Tanzanite
  2. Image Hemimorphite
Cyclosilicate minerals
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This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Image Beryl
    1. Image Aquamarine (gem)
    2. Image Emerald (Level 4)
  2. Image Tourmaline
Inosilicate minerals
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This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Image Amphibole
    1. Image Cummingtonite
    2. Image Hornblende
    3. Image Jade (Level 4)
  2. Image Pyroxene (Level 4)
    1. Image Augite
    2. Image Diopside
    3. Image Enstatite
    4. Image Hedenbergite
    5. Image Pigeonite
    6. Image Spodumene
    7. Image Wollastonite
Phyllosilicate minerals
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This section contains 11 articles.

  1. Image Chlorite group
  2. Image Clay mineral
    1. Image Hectorite
    2. Image Kaolinite (Level 4)
    3. Image Vermiculite
  3. Image Mica (Level 4)
    1. Image Biotite
    2. Image Lepidolite
    3. Image Muscovite
  4. Image Serpentine subgroup
    1. Image Talc (Level 4)
Tectosilicate minerals
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This section contains 16 articles.

  1. Image Feldspar (Level 4)
    1. Image Albite
    2. Image Anorthite
    3. Image Plagioclase
      1. Image Labradorite
    4. Image Microcline
    5. Image Orthoclase
  2. Image Feldspathoid
    1. Image Hauyne
    2. Image Lazurite
    3. Image Petalite
    4. Image Sodalite
    5. Image Tugtupite
  3. Image Zeolite
    1. Image Pollucite
    2. Image Stilbite
Silica minerals
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This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Image Chalcedony
    1. Image Agate
      1. Image Onyx
    2. Image Carnelian
    3. Image Jasper
  2. Image Opal
  3. Image Quartz (Level 4)
    1. Image Amethyst
Phosphate minerals
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This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Image Phosphate mineral
  2. Image Apatite
    1. Image Fluorapatite
  3. Image Monazite
  4. Image Image Turquoise
Sulfate minerals
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This section contains 6 articles.

  1. Image Sulfate mineral
  2. Image Alunite
  3. Image Anhydrite
  4. Image Baryte
  5. Image Gypsum (Level 4)
  6. Image Jarosite
Sulfide mineral
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This section contains 15 articles.

  1. Image Sulfide mineral
  2. Image Arsenopyrite
  3. Image Bornite
  4. Image Chalcopyrite
  5. Image Cinnabar
  6. Image Cobaltite
  7. Image Galena
  8. Image Greenockite
  9. Image Pentlandite
  10. Image Orpiment
  11. Image Image Pyrite
  12. Image Realgar
  13. Image Sphalerite
  14. Image Stibnite
  15. Image Troilite
Tungstate minerals
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This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Image Scheelite
  2. Image Wolframite

Petrology

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This section contains 81 articles.

  1. Image Petrology (Level 4)
  2. Image Bowen's reaction series
  3. Image Meteorite (Level 4)
  4. Image Porosity
  5. Image Rock (geology) (Level 3)
    1. Image Bedrock
  6. Image Ore (Level 4)
    1. Image Iron ore
Igneous rocks
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This section contains 26 articles.

  1. Image Igneous rock (Level 4)
  2. Image Extrusive rock
    1. Image Andesite
      1. Image Boninite
    2. Image Basalt (Level 4)
    3. Image Dacite
    4. Image Komatiite
    5. Image Rhyolite
  3. Image Igneous intrusion
  4. Image Intrusive rock
    1. Image Diorite
    2. Image Gabbro
    3. Image Granite (Level 4)
      1. Image Greisen
    4. Image Granodiorite
    5. Image Pegmatite
    6. Image Peridotite
      1. Image Kimberlite
  5. Image Magma (Level 4)
  6. Image Porphyry (geology)
    1. Image Porphyry copper deposit
  7. Image Tuff (Level 4)
  8. Image Volcanic glass
    1. Image Obsidian
    2. Image Pumice
  9. Image Volcanic rock
Metamorphic rocks
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This section contains 19 articles.

  1. Image Metamorphic rock (Level 4)
  2. Image Amphibolite
  3. Image Gneiss (Level 4)
  4. Image Granulite
  5. Image Hornfels
  6. Image Lapis lazuli
  7. Image Marble (Level 4)
  8. Image Migmatite
  9. Image Phyllite
  10. Image Quartzite
  11. Image Serpentinite
    1. Image Serpentinization
  12. Image Schist (Level 4)
    1. Image Greenschist
    2. Image Blueschist
  13. Image Slate (Level 4)
  14. Image Tectonite
    1. Image Cataclasite
    2. Image Mylonite
Sedimentary rocks
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This section contains 28 articles.

  1. Image Sedimentary rock (Level 4)
  2. Image Banded iron formation
    1. Image Ironstone
  3. Image Bauxite (Level 4)
  4. Image Carbonate rock
    1. Image Dolomite (rock)
    2. Image Limestone (Level 4)
      1. Image Chalk
    3. Image Oolite
  5. Image Chert
  6. Image Clastic rock
    1. Image Breccia (Level 4)
    2. Image Conglomerate (geology) (Level 4)
    3. Image Mudrock
    4. Image Sandstone (Level 4)
      1. Image Greywacke
    5. Image Shale
      1. Image Image Oil shale (Level 4)
    6. Image Siltstone
  7. Image Concretion
    1. Image Manganese nodule
  8. Image Evaporite
    1. Image Carnallite
    2. Image Kainite
  9. Image Nodule (geology)
    1. Image Flint
  10. Image Phosphorite
  11. Image Turbidite

Sedimentology

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This section contains 41 articles.

  1. Image Sediment (Level 4)
  2. Image Aggradation
  3. Image Alluvium
  4. Image Bed (geology)
  5. Image Bioturbation
  6. Image Cementation (geology)
  7. Image Degradation (geology)
  8. Image Deposition (geology)
  9. Image Diagenesis
  10. Image Graded bedding
  11. Image Grain size
    1. Image Boulder
    2. Image Clay (Level 4)
    3. Image Cobble (geology)
    4. Image Gravel (Level 4)
    5. Image Loam
    6. Image Mud
    7. Image Pebble
    8. Image Sand (Level 4)
      1. Image Oil sands
    9. Image Silt
  12. Image Lamination (geology)
  13. Image Loess
  14. Image Paleosol
  15. Image Pelagic sediment
    1. Image Siliceous ooze
  16. Image Regolith
  17. Image Roundness (geology)
  18. Image Sediment transport
    1. Image Bed load
    2. Image Dissolved load
    3. Image Sediment gravity flow
    4. Image Suspended load
  19. Image Sedimentary basin (Level 4)
  20. Image Sedimentary structures
    1. Image Bedform
      1. Image Ripple marks
    2. Image Cross-bedding
    3. Image Mudcrack
    4. Image Soft-sediment deformation structures
  21. Image Till

Soil science

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This section contains 27 articles.

  1. Image Soil science (Level 4)
  2. Image Detritus
  3. Image Dust (Level 4)
  4. Image Edaphology
  5. Image Humus
  6. Image Pedology
    1. Image Leaching (pedology)
  7. Image Pedosphere (Level 4)
  8. Image Plant litter
  9. Image Soil (Level 3)
    1. Image Peat (Level 4)
    2. Image Podzol
    3. Image Topsoil
  10. Image Soil chemistry
    1. Image Soil acidification
    2. Image Soil pH
  11. Image Soil classification
    1. Image Soil texture
    2. Image Soil type
  12. Image Soil erosion
  13. Image Soil fertility (Level 4)
  14. Image Soil formation (Level 4)
  15. Image Soil health
  16. Image Soil horizon
  17. Image Soil morphology
  18. Image Soil physics
  19. Image Tilth

Stratigraphy

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This section contains 27 articles.

  1. Image Stratigraphy (Level 4)
    1. Image Biostratigraphy
    2. Image Chronostratigraphy
    3. Image Lithostratigraphy
    4. Image Magnetostratigraphy
    5. Image Sequence stratigraphy
  2. Image Basement (geology)
  3. Image Biozone
  4. Image Contact (geology)
    1. Image Unconformity
  5. Image Cratonic sequence
  6. Image Facies
  7. Image Greenstone belt
  8. Image Law of superposition
  9. Image Marine regression
  10. Image Marine transgression
  11. Image Past sea level
  12. Image Sequence (geology)
  13. Image Stratigraphic section
  14. Image Stratigraphic unit
    1. Image Geological formation
    2. Image Group (stratigraphy)
  15. Image Stratum
  16. Image System (stratigraphy)
    1. Image Series (stratigraphy)
    2. Image Stage (stratigraphy)
  17. Image Type locality (geology)

Structural geology

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This section contains 24 articles.

  1. Image Structural geology
  2. Image Boudinage
  3. Image Diapir
  4. Image Ductility (Earth science)
    1. Image Brittle–ductile transition zone
  5. Image Fabric (geology)
    1. Image Foliation (geology)
      1. Image Crenulation
    2. Image Lineation (geology)
  6. Image Fold (geology) (Level 4)
    1. Image Anticline
    2. Image Syncline
  7. Image Fracture (geology)
    1. Image Cleavage (geology)
    2. Image Fault (geology) (Level 4)
      1. Image Detachment fault
      2. Image Shear (geology)
      3. Image Thrust fault (Level 4)
    3. Image Joint (geology)
    4. Image Vein (geology)
  8. Image Shear zone
  9. Image Slickenside
  10. Image Strike and dip
  11. Image Structural basin

Tectonics

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This section contains 51 articles.

  1. Image Image Plate tectonics (Level 3)
  2. Image Abyssal plain (Level 4)
  3. Image Continent (Level 3)
    1. Image Continental fragment
    2. Image Craton
  4. Image Continental drift
  5. Image Continental margin
  6. Image Continental rise
  7. Image Continental shelf (Level 4)
  8. Image Convergent boundary
    1. Image Subduction
      1. Image Accretionary wedge
      2. Image Oceanic trench (Level 4)
      3. Image Slab (geology)
      4. Image Slab pull
    2. Image Tectonic uplift
    3. Image Orogeny
      1. Image Back-arc basin
      2. Image Forearc
      3. Image Foreland basin
  9. Image Décollement
  10. Image Divergent boundary
    1. Image Mid-ocean ridge (Level 4)
    2. Image Pull-apart basin
    3. Image Rift
  11. Image Geologic province
  12. Image Lithosphere (Level 4)
    1. Image Crust (geology) (Level 4)
  13. Image Passive margin
  14. Image Shield (geology)
  15. Image Transform fault
  16. Image Triple junction
Tectonic plates
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This section contains 19 articles.

  1. Image African plate
  2. Image Arabian plate
  3. Image Amur plate
  4. Image Antarctic plate
  5. Image Caribbean plate
  6. Image Cocos plate
  7. Image Eurasian plate
  8. Image Farallon plate
    1. Image Juan de Fuca plate
  9. Image Indo-Australian plate
  10. Image Nazca plate
  11. Image North American plate
  12. Image Okhotsk plate
  13. Image Pacific plate
  14. Image Philippine Sea plate
  15. Image Scotia plate
  16. Image Somali plate
  17. Image South American plate
  18. Image Sunda plate

Internal structure of Earth

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This section contains 13 articles.

  1. Image Internal structure of Earth (Level 3)
  2. Image Core–mantle boundary
  3. Image Earth's crust (Level 4)
    1. Image Continental crust
    2. Image Oceanic crust
  4. Image Earth's inner core (Level 4)
  5. Image Earth's mantle (Level 4)
    1. Image Asthenosphere
    2. Image Lower mantle
    3. Image Transition zone (Earth)
    4. Image Upper mantle
  6. Image Earth's outer core (Level 4)
  7. Image Mohorovičić discontinuity

Volcanology

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This section contains 21 articles.

  1. Image Volcanology
  2. Image Image Geyser (Level 4)
  3. Image Hot spring (Level 4)
  4. Image Hotspot (geology) (Level 4)
  5. Image Lahar
  6. Image Lava (Level 4)
  7. Image Lava dome
  8. Image Magma chamber
  9. Image Pyroclastic flow
  10. Image Submarine volcano
  11. Image Volatile (astrogeology)
  12. Image Volcanic arc
  13. Image Volcanic crater
  14. Image Volcanic plug
  15. Image Volcanism
  16. Image Image Volcano (Level 3)
    1. Image Cinder cone
    2. Image Complex volcano
    3. Image Shield volcano
    4. Image Stratovolcano
    5. Image Supervolcano

Geomorphology

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This section contains 118 articles.

Geomorphology: General

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This section contains 10 articles.

  1. Image Geomorphology (Level 4)
  2. Image Erosion (Level 3)
    1. Image Abrasion (geology)
    2. Image Mass wasting
      1. Image Avalanche (Level 4)
      2. Image Landslide (Level 4)
      3. Image Mudflow
      4. Image Rockslide
  3. Image Weathering (Level 4)
  4. Image Subsidence

Landforms

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This section contains 108 articles.

Landforms: General

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This section contains 13 articles.

  1. Image Landform (Level 4)
  2. Image Land (Level 2)
  3. Image Highland
  4. Image Upland and lowland
  5. Image Hill (Level 4)
  6. Image Plateau (Level 4)
  7. Image Plain (Level 4)
    1. Image Coastal plain
  8. Image Rift valley
  9. Image Depression (geology)
    1. Image Impact crater (Level 4)
    2. Image Isostatic depression
  10. Image Escarpment

Aeolian landforms

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This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Image Aeolian processes (Level 4)
  2. Image Dune (Level 4)

Artificial landforms

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This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Image Artificial island (Level 4)
  2. Image Land reclamation (Level 4)
  3. Image Polder (Level 4)

Caves

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This section contains 11 articles.

  1. Image Cave (Level 4)
    1. Image Speleology
  2. Image Karst (Level 4)
  3. Image Rock shelter
  4. Image Speleothem
    1. Image Stalactite
    2. Image Stalagmite
  5. Image Solutional cave
  6. Image Lava tube
  7. Image Sinkhole
    1. Image Cenote

Fluvial landforms

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This section contains 16 articles.

  1. Image River morphology
  2. Image Alluvial fan (Level 4)
  3. Image Floodplain (Level 4)
  4. Image Meander (Level 4)
    1. Image Cut bank
  5. Image Rapids (Level 4)
  6. Image Waterfall (Level 4)
  7. Image Bar (river morphology)
    1. Image Point bar
  8. Image Promontory
  9. Image Stream bed
  10. Image Valley (Level 4)
    1. Image Canyon (Level 4)
    2. Image Gully
    3. Image Ravine
  11. Image Wadi

Glacial landforms

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This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Image Glacial landform (Level 4)
  2. Image Cirque
  3. Image Esker
  4. Image Fjord (Level 4)
  5. Image Moraine (Level 4)
  6. Image Image Post-glacial rebound
  7. Image U-shaped valley

Montane landforms

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This section contains 9 articles.

  1. Image Mountain (Level 3)
    1. Image Mountain formation
    2. Image Mountain range (Level 4)
  2. Image Fault block
  3. Image Fold mountains
  4. Image Mountain pass (Level 4)
  5. Image Ridge
  6. Image Summit
  7. Image Scree

Oceanic and coastal landforms

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This section contains 33 articles.

  1. Image Oceanic basin
  2. Image Archipelago (Level 4)
  3. Image Bay (Level 4)
  4. Image Beach (Level 4)
    1. Image Shingle beach
  5. Image Coast (Level 4)
    1. Image Cliffed coast
    2. Image Coastal geography
    3. Image Coastal management
    4. Image Flat coast
  6. Image Headland
    1. Image Cape (geography)
  7. Image Lagoon (Level 4)
  8. Image Peninsula (Level 4)
  9. Image Island (Level 3)
    1. Image Tidal island
    2. Image Barrier island
    3. Image Coral island
      1. Image Atoll (Level 4)
    4. Image Volcanic island
    5. Image Islet
    6. Image Lake island
    7. Image River island
    8. Image Uninhabited island
  10. Image Reef
  11. Image Seamount (Level 4)
    1. Image Guyot
  12. Image Mudflat
    1. Image Bay mud
  13. Image Isthmus
  14. Image Sea cave
  15. Image Shoal
  16. Image Stack (geology)

Other erosional landforms

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This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Image Badlands
  2. Image Butte
  3. Image Cliff (Level 4)
  4. Image Hummock
  5. Image Mesa (Level 4)
  6. Image Terrace (geology)
  7. Image Tor (rock formation)

Volcanic landforms

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This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Image Caldera
  2. Image Flood basalt
  3. Image Fumarole
  4. Image Large igneous province
  5. Image Lava field
  6. Image Maar
  7. Image Volcanic cone

Water

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This section contains 104 articles.

Water: General

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This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Image Cryosphere (Level 4)
  2. Image Image Eutrophication
  3. Image Flood (Level 3)
    1. Image Flash flood
  4. Image Hydrosphere (Level 4)
  5. Image Salinity
    1. Image Fresh water
    2. Image Brackish water
    3. Image Saline water
    4. Image Brine
  6. Image Water quality
  7. Image Whirlpool

Oceanography

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This section contains 36 articles.

  1. Image Oceanography (Level 4)
  2. Image Marine chemistry
  3. Image Ocean (Level 2)
  4. Image Ocean dynamics
    1. Image Ekman transport
      1. Image Upwelling
    2. Image Ocean current (Level 4)
      1. Image Rip current
    3. Image Ocean surface topography
    4. Image Thermohaline circulation (Level 4)
  5. Image Ocean temperature
    1. Image Sea surface temperature
  6. Image Oceanic zone
    1. Image Pelagic zone
    2. Image Photic zone
    3. Image Aphotic zone
      1. Image Mesopelagic zone
      2. Image Bathypelagic zone
      3. Image Abyssal zone
      4. Image Hadal zone
  7. Image Sea (Level 3)
  8. Image Seabed (Level 4)
    1. Image Marine sediment
  9. Image Sea level (Level 4)
    1. Image Sea level rise
  10. Image Seawater
  11. Image Strait (Level 4)
  12. Image Tide (Level 4)
    1. Image Intertidal zone
    2. Image Tide pool
    3. Image Tidal range
  13. Image Image Tsunami (Level 4)
    1. Image Megatsunami
  14. Image Turbidity current
  15. Image Wind wave
    1. Image Rogue wave

Glaciology

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This section contains 10 articles.

  1. Image Glaciology
  2. Image Basal sliding
  3. Image Crevasse
  4. Image Image Glacier (Level 4)
  5. Image Iceberg (Level 4)
  6. Image Ice sheet (Level 4)
  7. Image Ice shelf (Level 4)
  8. Image Methane clathrate
  9. Image Permafrost (Level 4)
  10. Image Sea ice (Level 4)

Hydrology

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This section contains 46 articles.

  1. Image Hydrology (Level 4)
  2. Image Body of water (Level 4)
  3. Image Discharge (hydrology)
    1. Image Streamflow
  4. Image Groundwater (Level 4)
    1. Image Spring (hydrology) (Level 4)
    2. Image Aquifer
      1. Image Artesian well
    3. Image Groundwater recharge
    4. Image Water table
  5. Image Hydrography (Level 4)
  6. Image Surface runoff
  7. Image Image Water cycle (Level 4)

Lakes

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This section contains 16 articles.

  1. Image Lake (Level 3)
  2. Image Alpine lake
  3. Image Dry lake (Level 4)
    1. Image Salt flat
  4. Image Glacial lake
    1. Image Proglacial lake
  5. Image Oxbow lake
  6. Image Pond (Level 4)
  7. Image Puddle
  8. Image Pluvial lake
  9. Image Rift lake
  10. Image Salt lake
  11. Image Lake stratification
  12. Image Underground lake
  13. Image Volcanic crater lake
  14. Image Limnology (Level 4)

River

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This section contains 17 articles.

  1. Image River (Level 3)
  2. Image Alluvial river
  3. Image Arroyo (watercourse)
  4. Image Avulsion (river)
  5. Image Bedrock river
  6. Image Distributary
    1. Image Braided river
  7. Image Confluence
  8. Image Drainage basin (Level 4)
    1. Image Endorheic basin
  9. Image Estuary (Level 4)
  10. Image River mouth
  11. Image River delta (Level 4)
  12. Image River source
  13. Image Stream
  14. Image Thalweg
  15. Image Tributary
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