Physical geography

Physical geography

Contributors in Physical geography

Physical geography

The long-section or profile of a river from source to mouth. In an ideal form there is a smooth decrease in gradient downstream, inputs equal outputs and energy equals work done. Of course this does ...

aquaculture

Geography; Physical geography

Highly managed use of aquatic environments in order to improve food production, for example fish farms.

seeding the cloud

Geography; Physical geography

Try to make or grow cloud condensation nuclei by the introduction to cause greater deposition.

Tectonic plate

Geography; Physical geography

An extensive layer of lithosphere that moves as a discrete unit on the surface of the Earth's asthenosphere.

Television and infrared observation satellite (TIR

Geography; Physical geography

Series of meteorological satellites launched by the United States starting in 1960. The main purpose behind these satellites was to use a variety of remote sensing devices for weather forecasting. ...

Temperate rain forest

Geography; Physical geography

An ecosystem that is dominated by large and very tall evergreen trees. This biome occurs along the Pacific Northwest coast of North America where annual precipitation is high and temperatures are ...