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Solid Earth

earthsciencekit.plate_tectonics

Euler plate motion, spreading, subduction, isostasy, flexure and lithosphere cooling.

earthsciencekit.seismology

Elastic wave speeds, reflection, seismic moment, source pulses and damped response.

earthsciencekit.volcanology

Radiometric dating, isotope and trace-element geochemistry, magma viscosity and ascent, ground deformation and eruption columns.

earthsciencekit.geophysics

Gravity anomalies, the figure of the Earth, the geoid, the geomagnetic field, paleomagnetism and the dynamo.

Fluid Earth and Climate

earthsciencekit.atmosphere

Hydrostatic balance, dry thermodynamics, moisture, rotation and parcel ascent.

earthsciencekit.climate

Radiative balance, forcing, heat storage, carbon baselines and climate adjustment.

earthsciencekit.oceanography

Tides, waves, seawater density, geostrophy, the Ekman spiral, wind-driven gyres and thermohaline boxes.