Search SEDIS
| Data sets | Publications | Expeditions | Thesaurus |
geo  |
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| geoarchaeology | |
|---|---|
| USE | archaeology |
| geobarometry | |
|---|---|
| USE | geologic barometry |
| geobotanical methods | |
|---|---|
| UF | geobotanical prospecting |
| RT | remote sensing |
| methods | |
| geochemical methods | |
| mineral exploration | |
| biogeochemical methods | |
| geobotanical prospecting | |
|---|---|
| USE | geobotanical methods |
| geoche |
|---|
| geochemical | |
|---|---|
| SN | A valid term through 1977. See geochemical maps, geochemical methods, geochemical surveys. |
| geochemical anomalies | |
|---|---|
| RT | anomalies |
| chemical elements | |
| geochemistry | |
| haloes | |
| hydrocarbons | |
| lithogeochemistry | |
| mineral exploration | |
| pollution | |
| SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1993. |
| geochemical background | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. See background level. |
| geochemical controls | |
|---|---|
| RT | controls |
| mineral deposits, genesis | |
| sedimentation | |
| SN | Also search geochemical. |
| geochemical cycle | |
|---|---|
| NT | carbon cycle |
| RT | carbon |
| cycles | |
| Gaia hypothesis | |
| geochemistry | |
| metals | |
| migration of elements | |
| nitrogen | |
| oxygen | |
| sulfur | |
| SN | Before 1982, search cycles AND geochemistry. Added to Thesaurus in 1982. |
| geochemical exploration | |
|---|---|
| USE | geochemical methods |
| geochemical indicators | |
|---|---|
| RT | biomarkers |
| geochemical surveys | |
| geochemistry | |
| indicators | |
| SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1981. |
| geochemical investigations | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1970. See geochemistry; geochemical methods, geochemical surveys. |
| geochemical logging | |
|---|---|
| BT | well-logging |
| .geochemical logging | |
| UF | chemical logging |
| RT | geochemistry |
| geophysical methods | |
| geochemical methods | |
| geochemical surveys | |
| downhole methods | |
| lithogeochemistry | |
| geochemical profiles | |
| SN | Also search geochemical methods and well-logging for methods studies. Added to Thesaurus in 1995. |
| geochemical maps | |
|---|---|
| BT | maps |
| .geochemical maps | |
| SN | Before 1978, search maps AND geochemical. |
| geochemical methods | |
|---|---|
| NT | biogeochemical methods |
| UF | geochemical exploration |
| geochemical prospecting | |
| RT | geochemistry |
| chemical analysis | |
| automated analysis | |
| methods | |
| haloes | |
| geochemical surveys | |
| Bear-Slave Operation | |
| mineral exploration | |
| geobotanical methods | |
| exploration | |
| dispersion patterns | |
| radon emanometry | |
| geochemical logging | |
| soil gases | |
| pathfinders | |
| SN | From 1993-1997, restricted to economic studies. Before 1993, also search lithogeochemical methods if applicable. Also see geochemical surveys. |
| geochemical models | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. Use geochemistry in combination with models. Also use specific names of the geochemical models if available. |
| Geochemical Ocean Sections Program | |
|---|---|
| USE | GEOSECS |
| geochemical profiles | |
|---|---|
| RT | chemical analysis |
| geochemical logging | |
| geochemistry | |
| SN | Before 1981, search profiles AND geochemistry. Added to Thesaurus in 1981. |
| geochemical prospecting | |
|---|---|
| USE | geochemical methods |
| geochemical surveys | |
|---|---|
| BT | surveys |
| .geochemical surveys | |
| RT | geochemistry |
| background level | |
| geochemical methods | |
| detection limit | |
| mineral exploration | |
| geochemical indicators | |
| chemical composition | |
| geochemical logging | |
| lake sediments | |
| stream sediments | |
| SN | For economic geology, also see geochemical methods, biogeochemical methods. |
| geochemistry | |
|---|---|
| NT | lithogeochemistry |
| RT | absolute age |
| absorption | |
| activity | |
| adsorption | |
| advection | |
| alanine | |
| alkalinity | |
| alumina | |
| ammonia compound | |
| ammonium | |
| ammonium ion | |
| anions | |
| aqueous solutions | |
| atmosphere | |
| background level | |
| basin analysis | |
| bicarbonate ion | |
| biochemistry | |
| biogeochemical methods | |
| buffers | |
| calcium | |
| SN | Used for broad treatments as well as specific experiments. |
| Geochemistry (category) | |
|---|---|
| SN | Geochemistry, GeoRef category code 02, is one of thirty categories used to classify documents in GeoRef. Each reference in GeoRef is assigned one or more categories. Categories can be used, in addition to Terms, to refine searches (See List A.). |
| geochronology | |
|---|---|
| UF | geologic chronology |
| RT | absolute age |
| cosmochronology | |
| dates | |
| geochemistry | |
| isochrons | |
| metamorphic rocks | |
| exposure age | |
| epimerization | |
| metamorphism | |
| fission-track dating | |
| meteor craters | |
| biochronology | |
| chronology | |
| cation-ratio dating | |
| event stratigraphy | |
| hydration of glass | |
| lichenometry | |
| optical | |
| SN | Used for non-isotopic dating. For isotopic (radiometric or radiogenic) dating, see absolute age. Indexed with for relative age methods. Include specific methods when possible, [e.g. electron paramagnetic resonance, exposure age, fission-track dating, hydr |
| Geochronology (category) | |
|---|---|
| SN | Geochronology, GeoRef category code 03, is one of thirty categories used to classify documents in GeoRef. Each reference in GeoRef is assigned one or more categories. Categories can be used, in addition to Terms, to refine searches (See List A.). |
| geocronite | |
|---|---|
| BT | sulfosalts |
| .sulfantimonites | |
| ..geocronite | |
| BT | sulfosalts |
| .sulfarsenites | |
| ..geocronite | |
| SN | This term has multiple hierarchies. |
| geodes | |
|---|---|
| BT | sedimentary structures |
| .secondary structures | |
| ..geodes | |
| UF | thunder eggs |
| RT | concretions |
| vugs | |
| geodesy | |
|---|---|
| RT | altimetry |
| baseline studies | |
| cartography | |
| coordinates | |
| deformation | |
| Doppler effect | |
| Earth | |
| Earth tides | |
| ellipticity | |
| engineering geology | |
| exploration | |
| figure of Earth | |
| geodetic coordinates | |
| geodetic networks | |
| geoid | |
| geomorphology | |
| geophysical methods | |
| geophysical surveys | |
| SN | Used infrequently and for geologic applications only. For the Moon, use selenodesy. |
| geodetic coordinates | |
|---|---|
| RT | coordinates |
| CRIB | |
| geodesy | |
| geometry | |
| geotraverses | |
| satellite methods | |
| trilateration | |
| very long baseline interferometry | |
| geodetic networks | |
|---|---|
| RT | geodesy |
| geophysical methods | |
| geophysical surveys | |
| networks | |
| triangulation | |
| very long baseline interferometry | |
| SN | Before 1993, also search networks and geodesy. Added to Thesaurus in 1993. |
| geodynamics | |
|---|---|
| RT | dynamics |
| Earth | |
| interior | |
| plate tectonics | |
| tectonics | |
| geodynamo | |
|---|---|
| USE | dynamos |
| geographic distribution | |
|---|---|
| SN | A valid term through 1978. For fossils, see distribution or biogeography. |
| geographic information systems | |
|---|---|
| BT | information systems |
| .geographic information systems | |
| RT | data processing |
| visualization | |
| systems | |
| ARC/INFO | |
| computer networks | |
| expert systems | |
| data bases | |
| information management | |
| digital data | |
| spatial data | |
| PROSPECTOR | |
| SN | Sometimes abbreviated as GIS. Added to Thesaurus in 1989. |
| geography | |
|---|---|
| UF | physical geography |
| RT | biogeography |
| geomorphology | |
| paleogeography | |
| regional | |
| CRIB | |
| geogrids | |
|---|---|
| UF | polymer grids |
| RT | materials |
| embankments | |
| slope stability | |
| engineering geology | |
| soil mechanics | |
| retaining walls | |
| polymers | |
| geotextiles | |
| reinforced materials | |
| geohydrology | |
|---|---|
| USE | hydrogeology |
| geoid | |
|---|---|
| RT | Earth |
| figure of Earth | |
| geodesy | |
| selenodesy | |
| SN | An equipotential surface composed of the undisturbed surface of the oceans and its imaginary extension through the continents. |
| geologic | |
|---|---|
| SN | A valid term through 1977. After 1977, use geologic maps. |
| geologic barometry | |
|---|---|
| UF | barometry, geologic |
| geobarometry | |
| geological barometry | |
| RT | geochemistry |
| P-T-t paths | |
| inclusions | |
| geologic thermometry | |
| fluid inclusions | |
| decompression | |
| lithogeochemistry | |
| P-T conditions | |
| geologic chronology | |
|---|---|
| USE | geochronology |
| geologic cryometry | |
|---|---|
| SN | Use glacial geology or permafrost as applicable. |
| geologic engineering | |
|---|---|
| USE | engineering geology |
| geologic exploration | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid index term after 1970. Used in subfile N. Now use coal exploration, mineral exploration, petroleum exploration, exploration, or see geological methods. |
| geologic formations, tables | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1970. Also search geologic formation tables; geologic formations; geologic formations (lists, sections, tables). |
| geologic hazards | |
|---|---|
| UF | hazards, geologic |
| RT | erosion |
| earthquakes | |
| engineering geology | |
| faults | |
| environmental geology | |
| avalanches | |
| aircraft | |
| ash clouds | |
| explosions | |
| catastrophes | |
| damage | |
| destruction | |
| ground motion | |
| fires | |
| land loss | |
| human ecology | |
| impact statements | |
| geologic hazards maps | |
| floods | |
| hurricanes | |
| land subsi | |
| SN | Used for studies on the initiation, controls and effects of various geological phenomena which may be hazardous to human ecology. Indexed with specific hazard as applicable [e.g. avalanches, catastrophes, earthquakes, explosions, faults, floods, land subs |
| geologic hazards maps | |
|---|---|
| BT | maps |
| .geologic hazards maps | |
| RT | geologic hazards |
| environmental geology maps | |
| SN | Before 1993, also search geologic hazards AND environmental geology maps. Added to Thesaurus in 1993. |
| geologic history | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1970. See stratigraphy; historical geology; paleogeography. |
| geologic literature | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1970. See bibliography; publications. |
| geologic mapping | |
|---|---|
| SN | A valid term through 1975. To search, see cartography or mapping for the process of gathering data for the production of a specific map. |
| geologic maps | |
|---|---|
| BT | maps |
| .geologic maps | |
| SN | Before 1978, also search maps AND geologic. |
| Geologic Maps (category) | |
|---|---|
| SN | Geologic maps, GeoRef category code 14, is one of thirty categories used to classify documents in GeoRef. Each reference in GeoRef is assigned one or more categories. Categories can be used, in addition to Terms, to refine searches (See List A.). |
| geologic publications | |
|---|---|
| USE | publications |
| geologic reports | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1970. See report; annual report; progress report. |
| geologic sites | |
|---|---|
| RT | archaeological sites |
| conservation | |
| educational resources | |
| fossil localities | |
| historical geology | |
| land use | |
| mineral localities | |
| natural resources | |
| preservation | |
| protection | |
| SN | Any site which is considered for preservation or conservation based on geological usefulness. Selection principles may include representativeness or uniqueness of features, environments or processes; classic or historical importance; or research or educat |
| geologic surveys | |
|---|---|
| USE | survey organizations |
| geologic time | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1970. See absolute age; geochronology. |
| geological barometry | |
|---|---|
| USE | geologic barometry |
| geological exploration | |
|---|---|
| SN | A valid term through 1971. See maps, cartography, mapping. For economic studies, see coal exploration, petroleum exploration, mineral exploration, exploration. |
| Geological Long-Range Inclined ASDIC | |
|---|---|
| USE | GLORIA |
| geological methods | |
|---|---|
| RT | exploration |
| geomorphological methods | |
| methods | |
| mineral exploration | |
| geological microbiology | |
|---|---|
| USE | geomicrobiology |
| geological oceanography | |
|---|---|
| USE | marine geology |
| Geological Society of America | |
|---|---|
| USE | GSA |
| Geological Survey of Canada | |
|---|---|
| BT | government agencies |
| .survey organizations | |
| ..Geological Survey of Canada | |
| RT | Canada |
| Geological Survey of India | |
|---|---|
| BT | government agencies |
| .survey organizations | |
| ..Geological Survey of India | |
| UF | GSI (Geological Survey of India) |
| RT | India |
| geologists | |
|---|---|
| RT | employment |
| ethics | |
| geology | |
| licensing | |
| minorities | |
| practice | |
| registration | |
| women | |
| SN | Before 1975, also search geology as a profession. |
| geology | |
|---|---|
| UF | geoscience |
| RT | associations |
| education | |
| engineering geology | |
| environmental geology | |
| economic geology | |
| current research | |
| extraterrestrial geology | |
| catalogs | |
| areal geology | |
| bibliography | |
| collections | |
| creationism | |
| causes | |
| concepts | |
| elementary geology | |
| employment | |
| geologists | |
| ethics | |
| geophys | |
| SN | For general treatments stressing the profession and the discipline. |
| geology as a profession | |
|---|---|
| SN | A valid term through 1975. After 1975, use practice. Also see geology and education. |
| geomagnetic secular variation | |
|---|---|
| USE | secular variations |
| geomagnetism | |
|---|---|
| SN | A valid term through 1975. After 1975, see magnetic field under Earth (and other planets) and Moon; see paleomagnetism. |
| geomembranes | |
|---|---|
| RT | dams |
| drainage | |
| embankments | |
| engineering geology | |
| erosion control | |
| foundations | |
| geotextiles | |
| highways | |
| materials | |
| reservoirs | |
| rock mechanics | |
| seepage | |
| slope stability | |
| soil mechanics | |
| waste disposal | |
| waste management | |
| waterways | |
| SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1984. |
| geomicrobiological prospecting | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1970. See geobotanical methods; biogeochemical methods. |
| geomicrobiology | |
|---|---|
| UF | geological microbiology |
| microbiological geology | |
| microbiology, geological | |
| RT | microfossils |
| paleontology | |
| microorganisms | |
| nitrification | |
| biology | |
| paleobotany | |
| paleobiology | |
| coliform bacteria | |
| Escherichia coli | |
| micropaleontology | |
| palynology | |
| SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1982. |
| geomorphic geology | |
|---|---|
| USE | geomorphology |
| geomorpholo |
|---|
| geomorpholog |
|---|
| geomorphologic | |
|---|---|
| SN | A valid term through 1977. After 1977, use geomorphologic maps. |
| geomorphologic controls | |
|---|---|
| RT | climatic controls |
| controls | |
| mineral deposits, genesis | |
| structural controls | |
| SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1989. |
| geomorphologic effects | |
|---|---|
| RT | effects |
| isostasy | |
| neotectonics | |
| geomorphologic maps | |
|---|---|
| BT | maps |
| .geomorphologic maps | |
| RT | geomorphology |
| glacial geology maps | |
| physiographic maps | |
| surficial geology maps | |
| SN | Before 1978, also search maps AND geomorphologic. |
| geomorphological |
|---|
| geomorphological methods | |
|---|---|
| RT | geological methods |
| geophysical methods | |
| methods | |
| mineral exploration | |
| geomorphology | |
|---|---|
| UF | geomorphic geology |
| RT | avalanches |
| aerial photography | |
| aggradation | |
| alluvial fans | |
| alluvial plains | |
| alpine-type features | |
| arid environment | |
| barchans | |
| arroyos | |
| barrier islands | |
| astroblemes | |
| badlands | |
| barrier beaches | |
| beaches | |
| bars | |
| bays | |
| beach profiles | |
| beach ridges | |
| berms | |
| bedforms | |
| benches | |
| blowou | |
| SN | Before 1976, also search physiography. |
| Geomorphology (category) | |
|---|---|
| SN | Geomorphology, GeoRef category code 23, is one of thirty categories used to classify documents in GeoRef. Each reference in GeoRef is assigned one or more categories. Categories can be used, in addition to Terms, to refine searches (See List A.). |
| geomorphy | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1970. See geomorphology; geodesy. |
| geophones | |
|---|---|
| RT | acoustical methods |
| AVO methods | |
| hydrophones | |
| instruments | |
| seismic methods | |
| seismographs | |
| SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1985. |
| geophys |
|---|
| geophysical | |
|---|---|
| SN | A valid term through 1977. After 1977, use geophysical maps, or geophysical methods or geophysical surveys. |
| geophysical exploration | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1971. Used in subfiles E, N, T and B. Now use geophysical methods or geophysical surveys. See exploration. |
| geophysical investigations | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1970. See geophysical methods, geophysical surveys, well-logging. |
| geophysical logging | |
|---|---|
| USE | well-logging |
| geophysical maps | |
|---|---|
| BT | maps |
| .geophysical maps | |
| RT | geophysical survey maps |
| SN | Before 1978, search maps AND geophysical. |
| geophysical methods | |
|---|---|
| NT | acoustical methods |
| Earth-current methods | |
| electrical methods | |
| electromagnetic methods | |
| gravity methods | |
| infrared methods | |
| magnetic methods | |
| magnetotelluric methods | |
| neutron-gamma methods | |
| neutron-neutron methods | |
| radioactivity methods | |
| reflection methods | |
| refraction methods | |
| seismic methods | |
| RT | aeromagnetic maps |
| air guns | |
| airborne methods | |
| apparent resistivity | |
| arrays | |
| audiomagnetotelluric methods | |
| automated analysis | |
| autoradiography | |
| AVO methods | |
| backscattering | |
| basin analysis | |
| bathymetry | |
| borehole televiewers | |
| Bouguer anomalies | |
| CALCRUST | |
| conductive materia | |
| SN | Used for discussions which stress methodology of applied geophysics. To eliminate surveys, search geophysical methods NOT geophysical surveys. For surveys, also index geophysical surveys and the area. |
| geophysical observations | |
|---|---|
| SN | For surveys, search geophysical surveys. Also see geophysics. |
| geophysical profiles | |
|---|---|
| NT | gravity profiles |
| magnetic profiles | |
| seismic profiles | |
| RT | COCORP |
| geophysical methods | |
| geophysical surveys | |
| geotraverses | |
| lidar methods | |
| SN | Before 1981, search geophysical AND profiles. Added to Thesaurus in 1981. |
| geophysical research | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1971. Used in subfile G. Now use geophysical methods or geophysics as applicable. See geophysical surveys for surveys. |
| geophysical survey maps | |
|---|---|
| BT | maps |
| .geophysical survey maps | |
| RT | geophysical methods |
| geophysical surveys | |
| aeromagnetic maps | |
| magnetic survey maps | |
| electromagnetic survey maps | |
| geophysical maps | |
| gravity survey maps | |
| radioactivity survey maps | |
| seismic survey maps | |
| SN | Also search maps AND geophysical surveys and area. Added to Thesaurus in 1985. |
| geophysical surveys | |
|---|---|
| BT | surveys |
| .geophysical surveys | |
| RT | acoustical methods |
| aeromagnetic maps | |
| airborne methods | |
| automated analysis | |
| basin analysis | |
| Bouguer anomalies | |
| apparent resistivity | |
| arrays | |
| audiomagnetotelluric methods | |
| bathymetry | |
| deep seismic sounding | |
| CSAMT methods | |
| deep magnetic sounding | |
| dipole-dipole methods | |
| SN | For geophysical methods applied to specific areas. The methods are generally those of exploration and primarily concerned with the shallow structure of the Earth. Geophysical surveys is used with specific geophysical methods terms. For surveys of specific |
| geophysics | |
|---|---|
| RT | adiabatic demagnetization |
| alpha quartz | |
| alternating field demagnetization | |
| anvil cells | |
| atmosphere | |
| backscattering | |
| Born approximation | |
| chemical demagnetization | |
| core | |
| crust | |
| deep seismic sounding | |
| deformation | |
| demagnetization | |
| dilatancy | |
| direct problem | |
| dynamos | |
| Earth | |
| SN | For general treatments stressing the profession and the discipline plus experimental studies on minerals and other materials. |
| Geophysics (category) | |
|---|---|
| SN | Geophysics, GeoRef category code 17, is one of thirty categories used to classify documents in GeoRef. Each reference in GeoRef is assigned one or more categories. Categories can be used, in addition to Terms, to refine searches (See List A.). |
| geopressure | |
|---|---|
| RT | blowouts |
| borehole breakouts | |
| hydrostatic pressure | |
| overpressure | |
| petroleum | |
| pressure | |
| reservoir rocks | |
| sedimentation | |
| SN | Related to reservoir rocks. Associated with areas of great thickness of sedimentation. Exceeds normal hydrostatic pressure. May be used with inclusions, commodity terms, or materials. |
| GeoRef | |
|---|---|
| RT | bibliography |
| data bases | |
| data processing | |
| information systems | |
| SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1985. |
| George County Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| BT | United States |
| .Mississippi | |
| ..George County Mississippi | |
| George River Group | |
|---|---|
| BT | drynian |
| .George River Group | |
| RT | Nova Scotia |
| SN | Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Consists of quartzite, marble, schist and gneiss. Added to Thesaurus in 1989. |
| Georges Bank | |
|---|---|
| BT | Atlantic Ocean |
| .North Atlantic | |
| ..Georges Bank | |
| RT | Gulf of Maine |
| Georges Bank basin | |
| SN | E of Massachusetts and S of Nova Scotia. |
| Georges Bank basin | |
|---|---|
| BT | Atlantic Ocean |
| .North Atlantic | |
| ..Georges Bank basin | |
| RT | Gulf of Maine |
| Georges Bank | |
| SN | Off the coast of E Massachusetts and S Nova Scotia in NW Atlantic. Added to Thesaurus in 1989. |
| Georgetown | |
|---|---|
| SN | No longer a valid term for GeoRef. As of 1989, see Georgetown South Carolina if applicable. As of 1993, see Georgetown Gambia or Georgetown Guyana as applicable. Occurs in numerous locations. |
| Georgetown County South Carolina | |
|---|---|
| BT | United States |
| .South Carolina | |
| ..Georgetown County South Carolina | |
| NT | Georgetown South Carolina |
| SN | Bordering the Atlantic Ocean in E South Carolina. |
| Georgetown Formation | |
|---|---|
| BT | Chronostratigraphic Units |
| .Phanerozoic | |
| ..Mesozoic | |
| ...Cretaceous | |
| ....Lower Cretaceous | |
| .....Georgetown Formation | |
| BT | Chronostratigraphic Units |
| .Phanerozoic | |
| ..Mesozoic | |
| ...Cretaceous | |
| ....Comanchean | |
| .....Georgetown Formation | |
| RT | Louisiana |
| Texas | |
| Arkansas | |
| Washita Group | |
| SN | Comanchean. In Washita Group. Central and S Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana. This term has multiple hierarchies. Added to Thesaurus in 1993. |
| Georgetown Gambia | |
|---|---|
| BT | Africa |
| .West Africa | |
| ..Gambia | |
| ...Georgetown Gambia | |
| SN | City on the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Georgetown Guyana | |
|---|---|
| BT | South America |
| .Guyana | |
| ..Georgetown Guyana | |
| SN | City on the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Georgetown South Carolina | |
|---|---|
| BT | United States |
| .South Carolina | |
| ..Georgetown County South Carolina | |
| ...Georgetown South Carolina | |
| SN | City in E South Carolina. |
| Georgia Basin | |
|---|---|
| RT | British Columbia |
| Canada | |
| Georgia | |
| Gulf of Mexico | |
| Leg 114 | |
| Northeast Pacific | |
| South Atlantic | |
| South Carolina | |
| United States | |
| SN | Used variously for basins in: Washington state and British Columbia; SE United States extending into the NE Gulf of Mexico (For this, also search South Georgia Basin.); and the S Atlantic SSE of the Argentine Basin. Search in combination with area of inte |
| Georgian Bay | |
|---|---|
| RT | Lake Huron |
| Ontario | |
| SN | Inlet of E Lake Huron. Before 1995, Ontario was a broader term. Indexed with Ontario and/or Lake Huron as applicable. |
| Georgian Republic | |
|---|---|
| BT | Europe |
| .Georgian Republic | |
| NT | Abkhazia Georgian Republic |
| Adzharistan Georgian Republic | |
| Akhaltsikhe Georgian Republic | |
| Alazani | |
| Aragvi River | |
| Chiatura Georgian Republic | |
| Colchis | |
| Dzirula Massif | |
| Inguri River | |
| Kakhetia | |
| Kartlia | |
| Khekordzula Deposit | |
| Rioni Basin | |
| Shiraki Steppe | |
| Svanetia | |
| Tbilisi Georgian Republic | |
| Tkibuli Georgian Republic | |
| Trialet Range | |
| RT | Argun River |
| Lesser Caucasus | |
| Greater Caucasus | |
| Caucasus | |
| Transcaucasia | |
| Kura River | |
| Kuban Valley | |
| Ossetia | |
| Kuban River | |
| Racha | |
| Racha earthquake 1991 | |
| Terek River | |
| SN | Formerly the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic in Transcaucasia. Before 1978, also search USSR AND Georgia. |
| Georgina Basin | |
|---|---|
| BT | Australasia |
| .Australia | |
| ..Georgina Basin | |
| RT | Queensland Australia |
| Northern Territory Australia | |
| SN | River drainage basin. Indexed with Northern Territory Australia and/or Queensland Australia as applicable. |
| GEOS | |
|---|---|
| UF | General Earthquake Observation System |
| RT | earthquakes |
| geophysical methods | |
| geophysical surveys | |
| seismic methods | |
| seismic networks | |
| observations | |
| SN | Acronym. Added to Thesaurus in 1989. |
| Geosat | |
|---|---|
| RT | altimetry |
| geodesy | |
| geophysical methods | |
| geophysical surveys | |
| high-resolution methods | |
| radar methods | |
| remote sensing | |
| satellite methods | |
| SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1993. |
| Geoscan | |
|---|---|
| RT | bibliography |
| data bases | |
| data processing | |
| information systems | |
| remote sensing | |
| SN | Canadian national data base for geological information. Also a remote sensing instrument. Indexed with data bases if applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989. |
| geoscience | |
|---|---|
| USE | geology |
| GEOSECS | |
|---|---|
| UF | Geochemical Ocean Sections Program |
| RT | geochemistry |
| oceanography | |
| research vessels | |
| SN | Acronym. |
| geostat |
|---|
| geostatic pressure | |
|---|---|
| USE | lithostatic pressure |
| geostatistics | |
|---|---|
| BT | statistical analysis |
| .geostatistics | |
| RT | mathematical geology |
| mathematical methods | |
| Bayesian analysis | |
| crosscorrelation | |
| autoregression | |
| variance analysis | |
| cokriging | |
| kriging | |
| covariance analysis | |
| semivariograms | |
| outliers | |
| uncertainty | |
| numerical analysis | |
| interpolation | |
| Monte Carlo analysis | |
| variograms | |
| SN | Before 1971, also search statistical measures; statistics. Added to Thesaurus in 1982. |
| geostrophic force | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. Usually out-of-scope. Used as Coriolis force with ocean circulation. |
| geosynclines | |
|---|---|
| RT | Adelaide Geosyncline |
| Alpine Geosyncline | |
| Andean Geosyncline | |
| anticlinoria | |
| burial metamorphism | |
| clastic wedges | |
| continental drift | |
| Cordilleran Geosyncline | |
| crust | |
| eugeosynclines | |
| folds | |
| geanticlines | |
| Hercynian Geosyncline | |
| magmatism | |
| mantle | |
| metallogeny | |
| miogeosynclines | |
| SN | Used for large, mobile downwarping of the crust, which subsides as rocks and sediments accumulate to thicknesses of thousands of meters. Indexed with with specific geosyncline where available. |
| geotechnical maps | |
|---|---|
| BT | maps |
| .engineering geology maps | |
| ..geotechnical maps | |
| RT | rock mechanics |
| soil mechanics | |
| SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1993. |
| geotechnical studies | |
|---|---|
| SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. See engineering properties, soil mechanics, rock mechanics, engineering geology, or materials as applicable. |
| geotecto |
|---|
| geotectonic maps | |
|---|---|
| BT | maps |
| .geotectonic maps | |
| RT | plate tectonics |
| sea-floor spreading | |
| paleogeography | |
| continental drift | |
| tectonophysics | |
| paleogeographic maps | |
| tectonic maps | |
| SN | Used for maps illustrating plate tectonics, continental drift, sea-floor spreading and related topics. Added to Thesaurus in 1985. |
| geotectonics | |
|---|---|
| USE | tectonics |
| geotextiles | |
|---|---|
| RT | dams |
| drainage | |
| embankments | |
| engineering geology | |
| erosion control | |
| foundations | |
| geogrids | |
| geomembranes | |
| highways | |
| materials | |
| reservoirs | |
| rock mechanics | |
| seepage | |
| slope stability | |
| soil mechanics | |
| waste disposal | |
| waste management | |
| waterways | |
| SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1984. |
| geothermal doublets | |
|---|---|
| RT | geothermal energy |
| geothermal fields | |
| geothermal systems | |
| SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1982. |
| geothermal energy | |
|---|---|
| RT | brines |
| cap rocks | |
| downhole methods | |
| energy | |
| energy sources | |
| fumaroles | |
| geothermal doublets | |
| geothermal fields | |
| geothermal reservoirs | |
| geothermal systems | |
| geysers | |
| ground water | |
| heat flow | |
| heat pumps | |
| heat sources | |
| heat storage | |
| high-level geothermal energy | |
| hot dry rocks | |
| SN | Commodity. See List C. |
| geothermal fields | |
|---|---|
| UF | fields, geothermal |
| RT | ground water |
| heat storage | |
| Baca Field | |
| Cerro Prieto | |
| Beppu Japan | |
| geothermal systems | |
| geothermal energy | |
| Broadlands | |
| Clear Lake | |
| Coso Hot Springs KGRA | |
| East Mesa KGRA | |
| Kirishima | |
| geothermal doublets | |
| geothermal reservoirs | |
| hot dry rocks | |
| Hatchobaru Field | |
| Kizildere Fiel | |
| SN | Before 1978, search geothermal. |
| geothermal gradient | |
|---|---|
| RT | conductivity |
| crust | |
| Earth | |
| heat flow | |
| mantle | |
| measurement | |
| regional patterns | |
| thermal conductivity | |
| thermal waters | |
| thermocline | |
| SN | Also search geothermal gradients. |
| geothermal phenomena | |
|---|---|
| USE | geothermal systems |
| geothermal processes | |
|---|---|
| SN | Term was used from 1978-1980. No longer a valid term for GeoRef. See hydrothermal alteration or geothermal energy. |
| geothermal regimes | |
|---|---|
| USE | geothermal systems |
| geothermal reservoirs | |
|---|---|
| UF | reservoirs, geothermal |
| RT | geothermal fields |
| geothermal systems | |
| geothermal energy | |
| reservoir rocks | |
| reservoir properties | |
| SN | Indexed with geothermal energy for economic studies. Added to Thesaurus in 1995. |
| geothermal surveys | |
|---|---|
| USE | heat flow |
| geothermal systems | |
|---|---|
| UF | geothermal phenomena |
| geothermal regimes | |
| hydrothermal systems | |
| RT | ground water |
| systems | |
| heat storage | |
| geothermal fields | |
| blowouts | |
| boiling | |
| brines | |
| geothermal energy | |
| thermal waters | |
| vents | |
| geothermal doublets | |
| geothermal reservoirs | |
| hot dry rocks | |
| thermal regime | |
| SN | Before 1978, also search geothermal; geothermal regions. |
| geothermometry | |
|---|---|
| USE | geologic thermometry |
| geotomography | |
|---|---|
| USE | tomography |
| geotraverses | |
|---|---|
| UF | transects |
| traverses | |
| RT | geodesy |
| triangulation | |
| geophysical profiles | |
| geodetic coordinates | |
| European Geotraverse | |
| surveys | |
| INDEPTH | |
| Lithoprobe | |
| PACE | |
| TACT | |
| SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1985. |