At  search
USEastatine
Ata Caldera  search
RTJapan
 Kyushu
 Polynesia
 Tonga
 volcanoes
SNVolcanic caldera on southern Kyushu, Japan. Also a caldera on uninhabited island of Ata, S Tonga. Search in combination with Kyushu or with Tonga as applicable. Indexed with Kyushu or Tonga as applicable.
Atacama Chile  search
BTSouth America
 .Chile
 ..Atacama Chile
NTCopiapo Chile
RTAtacama Desert
 Copiapo River
 Vaca Muerta Meteorite
SNProvince in N central Chile.
Atacama Desert  search
BTSouth America
 .Chile
 ..Atacama Desert
RTPuna
 Antofagasta Chile
 Atacama Chile
SNN central part of country. Indexed with provinces as applicable.
atacamite  search
BThalides
 .chlorides
 ..atacamite
RTparatacamite
Atascosa County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..Atascosa County Texas
SNSW Texas.
Atasu Kazakhstan  search
BTCommonwealth of Independent States
 .Kazakhstan
 ..Atasu Kazakhstan
SNVillage in central Kazakhstan, NW of Lake Balkhash. This term has multiple hierarchies.
ataxite  search
BTmeteorites
 .iron meteorites
 ..ataxite
NTCampo del Cielo Meteorite
 Warburton Meteorite
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
Ataxophragmiidae  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Protista
 ..Foraminifera
 ...Textulariina
 ....Lituolacea
 .....Ataxophragmiidae
RTmicrofossils
SNFamily. Indexed with microfossils if applicable.
Atbay  search
USERed Sea Hills
Atchafalaya Bay  search
BTUnited States
 .Louisiana
 ..Atchafalaya Bay
RTGulf of Mexico
 Belle Isle
 Gulf Coastal Plain
 Saint Mary Parish Louisiana
 Terrebonne Parish Louisiana
SNOn the Gulf of Mexico off Saint Mary and Terrebonne parishes.
Atchafalaya River  search
BTUnited States
 .Louisiana
 ..Atchafalaya River
SNS central Louisiana. Flows from Grand Lake N to Red River. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Atchison County Kansas  search
BTUnited States
 .Kansas
 ..Atchison County Kansas
NTAtchison Kansas
SNNE Kansas.
Atchison County Missouri  search
BTUnited States
 .Missouri
 ..Atchison County Missouri
SNExtreme NW Missouri.
Atchison Kansas  search
BTUnited States
 .Kansas
 ..Atchison County Kansas
 ...Atchison Kansas
SNCity in NE Kansas.
Atdabanian  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Cambrian
 ....Lower Cambrian
 .....Atdabanian
SNRussian Federation, Canada. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
atectonic processes  search
UFnontectonics
RTsedimentation
 tectonics
 processes
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
Atera Fault  search
BTnshu
 .Gifu Japan
 ..Atera Fault
SNGifu Prefecture in central Honshu.
Athabasca District  search
BTCanada
 .Western Canada
 ..Athabasca District
UFAthabaska District
RTAlberta
 Saskatchewan
 Lake Athabasca
 Midwest Lake
 Midwest Lake Deposits
SNN Saskatchewan and Alberta. Indexed with Canadian provinces. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
Athabasca Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Precambrian
 ..Proterozoic
 ...Athabasca Formation
RTSaskatchewan
 Churchill Province
SNPrimarily an orthoquartzite. Outcrops over a large area S of Lake Athabasca in Churchill Province. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
Athabasca Glacier  search
BTCanada
 .Western Canada
 ..Alberta
 ...Athabasca Glacier
UFAthabaska Glacier
RTCanadian Rocky Mountains
SNIn Rocky Mountains between Jasper and Banff national parks near the British Columbia border.
Athabasca Oil Sands  search
BTCanada
 .Western Canada
 ..Alberta
 ...Athabasca Oil Sands
UFAthabaska Oil Sands
RTClearwater Formation
 McMurray Formation
SNIn E Alberta. One of the largest petroleum reservoirs in the world. Oil is found in the McMurray, Clearwater, and Grand Rapids formations. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
Athabasca River  search
BTCanada
 .Western Canada
 ..Alberta
 ...Athabasca River
UFAthabaska River
RTClearwater River
SNFlows into Lake Athabasca.
Athabaska District  search
USEAthabasca District
Athabaska Glacier  search
USEAthabasca Glacier
Athabaska Oil Sands  search
USEAthabasca Oil Sands
Athabaska River  search
USEAthabasca River
Athens County Ohio  search
BTUnited States
 .Ohio
 ..Athens County Ohio
NTAthens Ohio
SNSE Ohio.
Athens Georgia  search
BTUnited States
 .Georgia
 ..Clarke County Georgia
 ...Athens Georgia
SNCity in NE Georgia.
Athens Greece  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Greece
 ...Sterea Ellas
 ....Attica Greece
 .....Athens Greece
SNCity in central Greece.
Athens Ohio  search
BTUnited States
 .Ohio
 ..Athens County Ohio
 ...Athens Ohio
SNCity in SE Ohio.
Athgarh Sandstone  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Jurassic
 ....Athgarh Sandstone
RTIndia
 upper Gondwana System
SNSandstones of this formation are also grouped as part of Cuttack Stage. Part of Upper Gondwana sequence of the E coast.
Atikokan Ontario  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Ontario
 ...Rainy River District Ontario
 ....Atikokan Ontario
RTEye-Dashwa Lakes Pluton
SNRainy River District, W Ontario.
ation#Mediterranean region#Melilla#Meseta#Navarre#North Pyrenean Fault#Ossa-More  search
Atkinson County Georgia  search
BTUnited States
 .Georgia
 ..Atkinson County Georgia
Atla Regio  search
BTVenus
 .Aphrodite Terra
 ..Atla Regio
SNBroad volcanic upland dome, E Aphrodite Terra.
Atlanta Georgia  search
BTUnited States
 .Georgia
 ..Fulton County Georgia
 ...Atlanta Georgia
SNCity in N central Georgia.
Atlantic  search
BTlocene
 .Atlantic
SNUsed primarily in Europe for an interval of postglacial time following the Boreal and preceding the Subboreal. It corresponds to most of the Altithermal and the middle part of the Hypsithermal.
Atlantic Coast  search
SNNot a valid term for GeoRef. Search Atlantic Coast OR Atlantic Ocean in conjunction with appropriate country or state. See also Atlantic region.
Atlantic Coastal Plain  search
BTUnited States
 .Atlantic Coastal Plain
NTCentral Atlantic Coastal Plain
 Southern Atlantic Coastal Plain
RTNew York
 Florida
 North Carolina
 Maryland
 Georgia
 AMCOR
 Massachusetts
 Fall Line
 Delaware
 Baltimore Canyon
 Carolina Bays
 Chesapeake Bay
 Connecticut
 Dunbarton Basin
 Lydonia Canyon
 Middendorf Formation
 Middle Atlantic Bight
 New Jersey
 New York Bight
 Outer Ban
SNAs of 1993, restricted to U.S. Indexed with states as applicable.
Atlantic County New Jersey  search
BTUnited States
 .New Jersey
 ..Atlantic County New Jersey
RTGreat Bay
 Pine Barrens
SNSE New Jersey.
Atlantic Margin Coring Project  search
USEAMCOR
Atlantic Ocean  search
NTEast Atlantic
 Equatorial Atlantic
 Mid-Atlantic Ridge
 North Atlantic
 Romanche fracture zone
 Romanche Trench
 South Atlantic
 West Atlantic
RTAntarctic Bottom Water
 Antarctic Ocean
 Ascension Island
 Atlantic Ocean Islands
 Atlantic region
 Baffin Bay
 Blake-Bahama Formation
 Continental Offshore Stratigraphic Test
 Davis Strait
 Faeroe Islands
 Falkland Islands
 FAMOUS
 Gulf Stream
 Hare Bay
 Hatteras Form
SNBefore 1981, many islands which are now included under Atlantic Ocean Islands were also included as narrower terms of Atlantic Ocean. For several others, the change was made in 1985. Also see Antarctic Ocean for S portion.
Atlantic Ocean Islands  search
NTAscension Island
 Azores
 Bermuda
 Bouvet Island
 Canary Islands
 Cape Verde Islands
 Faeroe Islands
 Falkland Islands
 Madeira
 Saint Paul Rocks
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 Sao Tome e Principe
 Shetland Islands
 South Georgia
 Tristan da Cunha
RTAtlantic Ocean
 Denmark
 English Channel Islands
 Florida Keys
 Greenland
 Hebrides
 Iceland
 Ireland
 Isles Dernieres
 Lofoten Islands
 Long Island
 Los Islands
 Magdalen Islands
 Newfoundland Island
 Orkney Islands
 Outer Banks
 Saint Helena
 Scotia Sea Islands
 Solund I
SNThis term is used for islands and island groups which could not easily be assigned to adjacent land areas. Before 1981, many of these islands and island groups were also narrower terms of Atlantic Ocean. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
Atlantic region  search
RTAtlantic Ocean
 Laurentia
SNAn artificial term used to indicate the coastal region immediately adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean . Includes land and the immediate littoral zone. In the U.S. Atlantic Coastal Plain may be used. Added to Thesaurus in 1976.
Atlantic-type margins  search
USEpassive margins
Atlantis  search
RTpopular geology
SNLegendary island or continent said to have been destroyed by a cataclysm. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
Atlantis fracture zone  search
BTAtlantic Ocean
 .North Atlantic
 ..Atlantis fracture zone
RTMid-Atlantic Ridge
SNAcross the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in N Atlantic Ocean. Indexed with Mid-Atlantic Ridge as applicable.
Atlantis II  search
BTAtlantic Ocean
 .North Atlantic
 ..Atlantis II
SNSeamounts off U.S. E coast roughly midway between Nova Scotia and Bermuda.
Atlantis II Deep  search
BTIndian Ocean
 .Red Sea
 ..Atlantis II Deep
RTDSDP Site 226
 DSDP Site 227
Atlantis II fracture zone  search
BTIndian Ocean
 .Atlantis II fracture zone
RTLeg 118
 Leg 176
 ODP Site 732
 ODP Site 733
 ODP Site 734
 ODP Site 735
 Southwest Indian Ridge
SNN Southwest Indian Ridge, SW Indian Ocean. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.
Atlantis Seamount  search
BTAtlantic Ocean
 .North Atlantic
 ..Atlantis Seamount
SNSW of the Azores. Before 1981, search Atlantis. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
atlas  search
RTcatalogs
 glossaries
 maps
 publications
 report
Atlas Mountains  search
BTAfrica
 .North Africa
 ..Atlas Mountains
NTMoroccan Atlas Mountains
RTAlgeria
 Babor Range
 Morocco
 Tunisia
SNMountain system of NW and N Africa extending from SW Morocco to NE Tunisia. Also search Atlas AND appropriate area. Indexed with countries as applicable.
Atlin British Columbia  search
BTCanada
 .Western Canada
 ..British Columbia
 ...Atlin British Columbia
SNVillage near Alaska border NE of Juneau in NW British Columbia.
atmosphere  search
RTaerosols
 air
 air-sea interface
 angular momentum
 ash clouds
 atmospheric precipitation
 atmospheric pressure
 atmospheric transport
 biosphere
 boundary interactions
 circulation
 climate
 convection
 convection currents
 cycles
 degassing
 Earth
 environmental geology
SNFor studies dealing with geochemical changes (short-term or during geologic time), observations related to interactions with phenomena of the Earth's surface, and other geophysical aspects. For changes in prehistoric climate, see paleoclimatology.
atmospheric precipitation  search
NTrain
 snow
RTatmosphere
 climate
 drainage basins
 drought
 evapotranspiration
 hydrologic cycle
 hydrology
 meteorology
 moisture
 precipitation
 raindrops
 rainfall
 retention
 water
SNBefore 1978, also search hydrology AND precipitation.
atmospheric pressure  search
RTaltimetry
 atmosphere
 pressure
atmospheric transport  search
RTair-sea interface
 atmosphere
 dust
 dust storms
 circulation
 eruptions
 fallout
 fines
 particulate materials
 pollutants
 transport
 volcanic ash
 wind transport
SNAlso search atmosphere AND transport or wind transport. Indexed with the materials and wind transport if applicable.
Atoka County Oklahoma  search
BTUnited States
 .Oklahoma
 ..Atoka County Oklahoma
SNSE Oklahoma.
Atoka Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Carboniferous
 ....Pennsylvanian
 .....Middle Pennsylvanian
 ......Atokan
 .......Atoka Formation
RTOklahoma
 Arkansas
SNSandstone members: Coody (Coata), Pope Chapel, Georges Fork, Dirty Creek, Webbers Falls, and Blackjack School. Subdivided, in Arkansas, to include Greenland Sandstone Member at base.
Atokan  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Carboniferous
 ....Pennsylvanian
 .....Middle Pennsylvanian
 ......Atokan
NTAtoka Formation
RTManakacha Formation
 Watahomigi Formation
SNProvincial series, North America: lower Middle Pennsylvanian. Above Morrowan, below Desmoinesian.
atolls  search
BTreefs
 .atolls
RTCoelenterata
 bioherms
 islands
 lagoons
atomic absorption  search
RTabsorption
 analysis
 atomic absorption spectra
 chemical analysis
 spectroscopy
atomic absorption spectra  search
BTspectra
 .atomic absorption spectra
UFabsorption spectra
RTabsorption
 atomic absorption
 spectroscopy
SNUsed for data. For methodology, use atomic absorption. Before 1985, also search atomic absorption AND spectra. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
atomic energy  search
USEnuclear energy
atomic force microscopy  search
RTanalysis
 chemical analysis
 microscope methods
 scanning tunneling microscopy
SNMeasures various forces on the atomic level. Used for the method only. Abbreviation AFM. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.
atomic packing  search
RTcrystal structure
 crystal systems
 crystallography
 mineralogy
 packing
SNBefore 1978, also search packing.
Atotsugawa Fault  search
BTnshu
 .Atotsugawa Fault
RTHida Mountains
 Hokuriku
SNHonshu, central Japan. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
atrazine  search
BTpesticides
 .herbicides
 ..triazines
 ...atrazine
RTagrochemicals
 pollutants
SN2-chloro-4-ethylamine-6-isopropylamino s-triazine. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.
Atrypa  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Brachiopoda
 ..Articulata
 ...Spiriferida
 ....Atrypidae
 .....Atrypa
SNGenus.
Atrypidae  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Brachiopoda
 ..Articulata
 ...Spiriferida
 ....Atrypidae
NTAtrypa
Atsumi Peninsula  search
BTnshu
 .Aichi Japan
 ..Atsumi Peninsula
SNPacific coast of Aichi Prefecture, S central Honshu.
Attala County Mississippi  search
BTUnited States
 .Mississippi
 ..Attala County Mississippi
attapulgite  search
USEpalygorskite
attenuation  search
UFdamping
RTseismology
 backscattering
 elastic waves
 near-field spectra
 wave dispersion
Atterberg limits  search
UFconsistency limits
 limits, Atterberg
RTrock mechanics
 soil mechanics
 deformation
 plasticity
Attica Greece  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Greece
 ...Sterea Ellas
 ....Attica Greece
NTAthens Greece
SNAncient division and state. Currently a department in E central Greece.
Attock Pakistan  search
BTAsia
 .Indian Peninsula
 ..Pakistan
 ...Punjab Pakistan
 ....Attock Pakistan
SNTown in NW Punjab Province, W Pakistan.
attribute, seismic  search
SNNot a valid term for GeoRef. If applicable, index specific attributes and hydrocarbon indicators. See seismology or seismic methods.
Aturia  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Mollusca
 ..Cephalopoda
 ...Tetrabranchiata
 ....Nautiloidea
 .....Aturia
SNGenus.