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  2. Sea surface skin temperature - Wikipedia

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    Below the skin layer lies the subskin layer, this layer is defined as the layer where molecular and viscous heat transfer dominates. At larger scales, as the much bigger foundation layer, turbulent heat transport through eddies contributes most to the vertical heat transfer. During the day, there is additional heating by the sun.

  3. Regular haircut - Wikipedia

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    Actor Don Grady sporting a regular haircut.. A regular haircut in Western fashion is a men's and boys' hairstyle featuring hair long enough to comb on top, with a defined or deconstructed side part, and back and sides that vary in length from short, semi-short, medium, long, to extra long.

  4. Internal structure of Earth - Wikipedia

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    Note: In chondrite model (1), the light element in the core is assumed to be Si. Chondrite model (2) is a model of chemical composition of the mantle corresponding to the model of core shown in chondrite model (1). [1] A photograph of Earth taken by the crew of Apollo 17 in 1972. A processed version became widely known as The Blue Marble. [2] [3]

  5. Lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary - Wikipedia

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    The increase in temperature with increasing depth is known as the geothermal gradient and is gradual within the rheological boundary layer. In practice, the RBL is defined by the depth at which the viscosity of the mantle rocks drops below ~ 10 21 P a ⋅ s . {\displaystyle 10^{21}Pa\cdot s.} .

  6. Shadow zone - Wikipedia

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    This is due to liquid layers or structures within the Earth's surface. The most recognized shadow zone is due to the core-mantle boundary where P waves are refracted and S waves are stopped at the liquid outer core; however, any liquid boundary or body can create a shadow zone.

  7. Barrier layer (oceanography) - Wikipedia

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    Large values of the BLT are typically found in the equatorial regions and can be as high as 50 m. Above the barrier layer, the well mixed layer may be due to local precipitation exceeding evaporation (e.g. in the western Pacific), monsoon related river runoff (e.g. in the northern Indian Ocean), or advection of salty water subducted in the subtropics (found in all subtropical ocean gyres).

  8. Geothermal gradient - Wikipedia

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    Earth cutaway from core to exosphere Geothermal drill machine in Wisconsin, USA. Temperature within Earth increases with depth. Highly viscous or partially molten rock at temperatures between 650 and 1,200 °C (1,200 and 2,200 °F) are found at the margins of tectonic plates, increasing the geothermal gradient in the vicinity, but only the outer core is postulated to exist in a molten or fluid ...

  9. Bivalve shell - Wikipedia

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    The lower right portion of this image shows a Venerupis senegalensis with a distinct pallial sinus on the viewer's right side/ animal's right valve which points towards the animal's posterior The oldest point of a bivalve shell is called the beak , and the raised area around it is known as the umbo (plural umbones ). [ 9 ]