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... Earth ; a sub- division of hydrology . Its principal concern is with water associated with earth materials and the mechanics of flow of water through the rocks . As originally defined by the U.S. hydrologist O.E. Meinzer in 1939 , geohy ...
... Earth ; a sub- division of hydrology . Its principal concern is with water associated with earth materials and the mechanics of flow of water through the rocks . As originally defined by the U.S. hydrologist O.E. Meinzer in 1939 , geohy ...
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... Earth , based main- ly on evidence of organic evolution in the sedi- mentary rocks accumulated through geologic time ... Earth's magnetic field . From these measurements , the speed and direction of surface currents can be calculated ...
... Earth , based main- ly on evidence of organic evolution in the sedi- mentary rocks accumulated through geologic time ... Earth's magnetic field . From these measurements , the speed and direction of surface currents can be calculated ...
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... Earth's crust by exploration of subsurface conditions . The latter is accom- plished by any suitable geophysical method . See geomagnetics ; geophysics , gravity ; geo- physics , solid Earth ; seismology . archaeological site location 1 ...
... Earth's crust by exploration of subsurface conditions . The latter is accom- plished by any suitable geophysical method . See geomagnetics ; geophysics , gravity ; geo- physics , solid Earth ; seismology . archaeological site location 1 ...
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