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Counter-radiation
Geography; Physical geography
Redirection of the Earth's longwave radiation back to the surface because of the greenhouse effect.
Coulee
Geography; Physical geography
(1) Steep-sided flow of volcanic lava that has solidified. (2) Abandoned glacial meltwater channel. (3) Term used in the United States to describe a steep-sided stream valley.
Correlation coefficient
Geography; Physical geography
Statistic that measures the degree of linear association between two variables. Its values vary from between -1 and 1. Perfect positive (the dependent variable increases with an increase in the ...
Deduction
Geography; Physical geography
Inference in which the conclusion about particulars follows necessarily from general theory. In a science like Physical Geography, deductive reasoning would involve stating a theory first and then ...
Deciduous vegetation
Geography; Physical geography
Type of vegetation that sheds its leaves during winter or dry seasons. Compare with coniferous vegetation.
Debris flow
Geography; Physical geography
A type of mass movement where there is a downslope flow of a saturated mass of soil, sediment, and rock debris.
Deuterium
Geography; Physical geography
Isotope of hydrogen, with a nucleus containing one proton and one neutron, and an atomic mass number of 2.
