geoscience

American  

[jee-oh-sahy-uhns] / ˌdʒi oʊˈsaɪ əns /

noun

1. earth science.

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geoscience British  

/ ˌdʒiːəʊˈsaɪəns /

noun

1. any science, such as geology, geophysics, geochemistry, or geodesy, concerned with the earth; an earth science

2. these sciences collectively

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Etymology

Origin of geoscience

First recorded in 1940–45; geo- + science

Example Sentences

The research involved collaboration with Rasmus Andreasen, James Scott and Christof Pearce from the Department of Geoscience at Aarhus University, along with Thomas Birch, who is affiliated with both the Department of Geoscience, AU, and the National Museum of Denmark.

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A new study published in Nature Geoscience highlights how the Southern Ocean around Antarctica helped drive this major climate transition.

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A recent study in Nature Geoscience, led by Rutgers geodynamicist Yoshinori Miyazaki with a team of collaborators, presents a new interpretation that may finally clarify the origins of these structures and how they relate to Earth's long-term habitability.

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According to a new study published in Nature Geoscience, the research team now believes that rapid shifts in regional wind patterns created conditions that favored widespread peatland development.

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In a recent publication in Nature Geoscience, the researchers describe how strong wind-driven upwelling near the equator brings phosphorus-rich deep water to the surface and transports it northward into the Caribbean.

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