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proxy data
Proxy data is indirect information on climate variability collected from various climate sensitive recorders (tree rings, corals, ice and marine cores, lake sediments, historical data, etc). See secti [..]
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dry air
Dry air is air without its water vapour. Air (or moist air) is composed of dry air plus water vapour. See sections 1.2.1.
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Obliquity of the ecliptic
The obliquity ( εobl) is the angle between the equator and the ecliptic. It corresponds to the angle between the axis of rotation of the Earth and the perpendicular to the ecliptic plane. See sections [..]
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Longwave radiation
The thermal radiation emitted by the Earth in the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum. See sections 2.1.1, 2.1.4, 2.1.6 and 4.1.3.
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Intertropical convergence zone
The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is a band close to the Equator where the trades wind of the two hemispheres meet, resulting in a convergence, rising air and heavy precipitation. See section [..]
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Zooplankton
Zooplankton is the type of plankton that consumes (or grazes) phytoplankton.
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Wien's law
Wien's law states that the wave length at which the radiant energy of a black body is greatest is only a function of temperature. For the Sun, this maximum is located in the visible part of the s [..]
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Westerlies
Westerlies are winds coming from the west that are typically found at mid latitudes. See section 1.2.2.
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Weathering
Weathering is the decomposition of rocks and soils at or near the Earth's surface. See sections 2.3.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.2 and 5.3.2.
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Water mass formation
Oceanographers talk about water mass formation when a volume of water acquires specific properties, such as temperature and salinity, in interactions with the atmosphere and keeps them while being tra [..]
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