D |
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D-region |
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SN | As of 1993, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. Usually out-of-scope. Used with ionosphere. |
Da |
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dac |
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Danakil Depression |
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data ha |
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Davidsville Gr |
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de#greenschist facies#high pressure#high temperature#igneous rocks#intrusions#is |
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Decade of North American Geology |
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USE | DNAG |
declination |
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SN | As of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. Use magnetic declination. |
decomposition |
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SN | After 1993, see types of weathering, e.g. chemical weathering, physical weathering, or degradation or alteration. |
Dedham |
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deep focus |
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SN | A valid term through 1977. After 1977, use deep-focus earthquakes. |
Deep Sea Dr |
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deep-sea |
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SN | A valid term through 1977. After 1977, use deep-sea environment or (as of 1981) deep-sea sedimentation. |
deep-sea sediments |
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SN | Used in subfile N. See marine sediments; deep-sea sedimentation. |
deflection of the vertical |
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SN | Before 1972, was used in subfile G. |
defo |
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dehydr |
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Deimos Satellite |
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RT | Mars | | satellites | SN | One of satellites of Mars. Added to Thesaurus in 1989. |
Delta Area |
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RT | Netherlands | SN | Netherlands. Indexed with regions as applicable. |
deltaic |
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SN | A valid term through 1977. After 1977, use deltas or (as of 1981) deltaic environment or deltaic sedimentation. |
deltaic env |
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DEM |
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SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. See digital terrain models. |
Dengizkul |
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RT | Uzbekistan | SN | Lake SW of Bukhara. Indexed with Uzbekistan as applicable. |
densities and temperatures |
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SN | As of 1993, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. Usually out-of-scope. Used with aeronomy. |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
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USE | DNA |
deposits |
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SN | As of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. See list C; mineral deposits, genesis; metal ores; nonmetal deposits. Before 1981, included use for all papers on nonmetal commodities. |
Desert Basin |
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SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. Use Canning Basin if applicable. |
Desert Creek Zone |
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RT | Colorado | | Paradox Basin | | Utah | SN | Paradox Basin of Colorado and Utah. Indexed with states as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989. |
desoxyribonucleic acid |
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USE | DNA |
determination |
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SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. For absolute age determination, use absolute age in conjunction with dates. |
Deutsche Demokratische Republik |
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SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. As of 1993, see Germany and also Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Germany, Brandenburg Germany, Saxony-Anhalt Germany, Thuringia Germany, and Saxony Germany. |
Deutsches Kontinentales Reflexionsseismisches Profil |
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USE | DEKORP |
Devils Icebox |
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RT | Boone County Missouri | SN | Cave in Boone County in central Missouri. Indexed with county or region as applicable. |
Devils Lake |
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RT | North Dakota | | Ramsey County North Dakota | | Sauk County Wisconsin | | Wisconsin | SN | Ramsey County, NE central North Dakota, largest of a group of lakes at N47#DG58'N48#DG15' W098#DG52'W099#DG05'. Before 1989, Devils Lake may also have been used for the neighboring town. Also occurs in other locations, notably Sauk County Wisconsin. Searc |
Devon |
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SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. See Devonshire England. |
dewatering |
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SN | As of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. See drawdown or dehydration or drainage or mine dewatering. |
Dharwars |
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Dharwars Supergroup |
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diachroni |
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diagrams |
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SN | As of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. See graphic methods. |
diastrophism |
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SN | As of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. See orogeny; epeirogeny. |
dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane |
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USE | DDT |
dicophane |
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USE | DDT |
differential thermal analysis data |
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USE | DTA data |
digital techniques |
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SN | As of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. See data processing. |
dimorphism |
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SN | As of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. See polymorphism or sexual dimorphism. |
diorite family |
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SN | As of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. Use diorites, alkali diorites, or quartz diorites as applicable. |
dislocations |
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SN | As of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. For dislocations within crystals, use crystal dislocations. |
dispersion |
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SN | No longer a valid term for GeoRef. See chemical dispersion or wave dispersion or optical dispersion. From 1981-1992 was used for the chemical process of dispersion. Before 1981, included use as a general term for dispersal; also search dispersal. |
dispersive filters |
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RT | filters | SN | Added to Thesaurus in 1981. |
displacement theory |
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dissipation |
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SN | As of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. Before 1981, used as a general term. |
dissolution |
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SN | A valid term through May 1978. After May 1978, use solution or solutions. |
Distrito Federal |
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SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. Term used where it is larger than the city it contains. As of 1993, see Buenos Aires Argentina, Federal District Mexico, or Federal District Venezuela as applicable. |
disturbances |
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SN | As of 1993, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. Usually out-of-scope. Used with ionosphere and magnetosphere. Term was restricted to extraterrestrial phenomena. |
diversity |
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SN | No longer a valid term for GeoRef. As of 1995, see biodiversity, species diversity, or use other specific type. |
divides, drainage |
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SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. See watersheds or drainage basins (catchments). |
DLG |
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SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. After 1993, see digital line graphs. |
Dniest |
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Dockum Group |
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BT | Chronostratigraphic Units | | .Phanerozoic | | ..Mesozoic | | ...Triassic | | ....Upper Triassic | | .....Dockum Group | RT | New Mexico | | Oklahoma | | Colorado | | Texas | | Kansas | | Chinle Formation | | Santa Rosa Sandstone | SN | Includes Sloan Canyon Formation, Sheep Pen Canyon Formation, Tecovas Shale, Santa Rosa Sandstone, Chinle Formation, Pierce Canyon Redbeds, Baldy Hill Formation, Travesser Formation. Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and W Texas. |
Doda |
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RT | India | | Jammu and Kashmir | | Pakistan | SN | Village in SW Jammu and Kashmir, disputed territory between India and Pakistan. Before 1993, India was a broader term. Indexed with Jammu and Kashmir AND India and/or Pakistan as applicable. |
dolomite marble |
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SN | A valid metamorphic rock term through 1977. After 1977, use marbles AND dolomite. |
domain structure |
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SN | As of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. See magnetic domains or crystal structure. |
Don Basin |
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RT | Don River | | Russian Federation | SN | River basin in central S and S Russian Federation. Before 1978, also search Don. May also occur in other locations. Indexed with countries as applicable. |
Don River |
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RT | Don Basin | | Rostov-na-Donu Russian Federation | | Russian Federation | SN | Rises SE of Tula and flows SE into a big bend near the Volga River then flows SW into the Azov Sea at Rostov. Before 1978, also search Don. Also in other locations. Search in combination with Russian Federation. Indexed with country as applicable. |
Door Peninsula |
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BT | United States | | .Wisconsin | | ..Door Peninsula | SN | E Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Includes Door and Kewaunee counties, and parts of Brown and Manitowoc counties. Indexed with counties as applicable. |
Dopp |
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drainage changes |
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SN | A valid term through 1974. After 1974, see landform evolution and fluvial features. |
drainage divides |
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SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. See watersheds or drainage basins (catchments). |
dredge spoils |
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SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. After 1993, see dredged materials. |
Dresden Bezirk |
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SN | No longer a valid term for GeoRef. District in SE East Germany. Before 1981, search Dresden. See Saxony Germany and Upper Lusatia. |
Dry Valley Drilling Project |
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BT | Antarctica | | .Dry Valley Drilling Project | UF | DVDP | RT | programs | SN | In different locations such as Lake Vanda, Lake Vida, New Harbor, Ross Island, and McMurdo Sound off SW Ross Ice Sheet in the Victoria Land area of Ross Dependency. |
DS |
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DSDP Sit |
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DSDP Site |
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DSDP Site 32#DSDP Site 33#DSDP Site 34#DSDP Site 36#DSDP Site 37#DSDP Site 38#DS |
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DSDP Site 625 |
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SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. For sites drilled after DSDP Site 624, see under ODP Site. |
DTM |
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SN | Not a valid term for GeoRef. See digital terrain models. |
du |
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Dubuque Format |
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Duchesne River For |
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Dunbarton |
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Dunnage Melange |
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RT | Dunnage Zone | | Eastern Canada | | Newfoundland | SN | North-central Newfoundland. Before 1998, this was often used for the larger area of the Dunnage Zone. Indexed with Canadian provinces or regions as applicable. |
dust clouds |
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SN | Use dust storms or planetesimals or ash clouds if applicable. |
Dvina River |
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BT | Europe | | .Dvina River | RT | Latvia | | Belarus | SN | The Western Dvina River which flows into the Gulf of Riga. As of 1995, use Northern Dvina River for the river which flows into the White Sea Basin in the Russian Federation. Indexed with former Soviet republics as applicable. |
dynamic |
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SN | A valid term through 1977. |
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