This dimension names the scientific subdiscipline that studies a given physical process. Wikipedia notes that "geomorphologists work within disciplines such as physical geography, geology, geodesy, engineering geology, archaeology, climatology, and geotechnical engineering," and each process in this atlas is generally the main concern of one of those fields. Browsing by subdiscipline groups processes the way the scientists who study them actually organize their own work.
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View the Source Rill Erosion (Wikipedia)
Soil Piping (Wikipedia)
Bank Erosion (Wikipedia)
Oxbow Lake Formation (Wikipedia)
Knickpoint Retreat (Wikipedia)
River Capture (Wikipedia)
Cirque Formation (Wikipedia)
Arete Formation (Wikipedia)
Roche Moutonnee Formation (Wikipedia)
Glacial Plucking (Wikipedia)
Pingo Formation (Wikipedia)
Freeze-Thaw Weathering (Wikipedia)
Normal Faulting (Wikipedia)
Reverse Faulting (Wikipedia)
Strike-Slip Faulting (Wikipedia)
Plinian Eruption (Wikipedia)
Strombolian Eruption (Wikipedia)
Lava Dome Formation (Wikipedia)
Island Arc Formation (Wikipedia)
Supercontinent Cycle (Wikipedia)
Indian Ocean Dipole (Wikipedia)
Pacific Decadal Oscillation (Wikipedia)
Madden-Julian Oscillation (Wikipedia)
Southern Annular Mode (Wikipedia)
Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (Wikipedia)
Polar Vortex Formation (Wikipedia)
Atmospheric River Formation (Wikipedia)
Derecho Formation (Wikipedia)
Drought Formation (Wikipedia)
Saltwater Intrusion (Wikipedia)
Ocean Gyre Formation (Wikipedia)
Sea Ice Formation (Wikipedia)
Thermocline Formation (Wikipedia)
Tidal Bore Formation (Wikipedia)
Illuviation (Wikipedia)
Eluviation (Wikipedia)
Silicon Cycle (Wikipedia)
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