Theoretical planetologyTheoretical planetology, also known as theoretical planetary science is a branch of planetary sciences that developed in the 20th century. Scientific models supported by laboratory experiments are used to understand the formation, evolution, and internal structure of planets. Theoretical planetologists, also known as theoretical planetary scientists, use modelling techniques to develop an understanding of the internal structure of planets by making assumptions about their chemical composition and the state of their materials, then calculating the radial distribution of various properties such as temperature, pressure, or density of material across the planet's internals.
Soil morphologySoil morphology is the branch of soil science dedicated to the technical description of soil, particularly physical properties including texture, color, structure, and consistence. Morphological evaluations of soil are typically performed in the field on a soil profile containing multiple horizons. Along with soil formation and soil classification, soil morphology is considered part of pedology, one of the central disciplines of soil science.
RockfallA rockfall or rock-fall is a quantity/sheets of rock that has fallen freely from a cliff face. The term is also used for collapse of rock from roof or walls of mine or quarry workings. "A rockfall is a fragment of rock (a block) detached by sliding, toppling, or falling, that falls along a vertical or sub-vertical cliff, proceeds down slope by bouncing and flying along ballistic trajectories or by rolling on talus or debris slopes.
Subsurface flowSubsurface flow, in hydrology, is the flow of water beneath earth's surface as part of the water cycle. In the water cycle, when precipitation falls on the earth's land, some of the water flows on the surface forming streams and rivers. The remaining water, through infiltration, penetrates the soil traveling underground, hydrating the vadose zone soil, recharging aquifers, with the excess flowing in subsurface runoff. In hydrogeology it is measured by the Groundwater flow equation.
Risque géologiquethumb|Glissement de terrain à Langevin (La Réunion). Un risque géologique est un risque qui peut aboutir à un incident ou accident lié à la nature du terrain, comme un séisme , une éruption volcanique ou un glissement de terrain. Un risque est la combinaison d'un enjeu et d'un aléa. Les risques géologiques peuvent être classés en deux catégories: les risques naturels liés à l'activité de la planète les risques liés aux activités humaines Ces risques géologiques peuvent être liés à des mouvements lents et/ou continus, comme des tassements, effondrement karstiques ou autres formes d'affaissements de terrain (dolines.
QuaternaireLe Quaternaire, anciennement l’ère quaternaire, ou encore le système quaternaire, est la troisième période géologique de l'ère du Cénozoïque ; c'est la plus récente sur l'échelle des temps géologiques. Cette période se caractérise par le cycle des glaciations, la radiation évolutive du genre Homo en Afrique et en Eurasie , et l'extinction de la mégafaune sur presque tous les continents. Un « quaternariste » est un géologue spécialisé dans cette période.
Drainage researchDrainage research is the study of agricultural drainage systems and their effects to arrive at optimal system design. Agricultural land drainage has agricultural, environmental, hydrological, engineering, economical, social and socio-political aspects (Figure 1). All these aspects can be subject of drainage research. The aim (objective, target) of agricultural land drainage is the optimized agricultural production related to: reclamation of agricultural land conservation of agricultural land optimization of crop yield crop diversification cropping intensification optimization of farm operations.
Normally distributed and uncorrelated does not imply independentIn probability theory, although simple examples illustrate that linear uncorrelatedness of two random variables does not in general imply their independence, it is sometimes mistakenly thought that it does imply that when the two random variables are normally distributed. This article demonstrates that assumption of normal distributions does not have that consequence, although the multivariate normal distribution, including the bivariate normal distribution, does.
