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Number of information resources is shown in parentheses after each term.

macroinvertebrates (3) magma -> Plutonic rocks (1) magnetic anomaly maps (8) -> magnetic field (earth) WITH maps and atlases magnetic field -> magnetic field (earth) (14) magnetic field (earth) (14) nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy -> chemical analysis (29) magnetic storms (2) magnetic surveying (4) -> aeromagnetic surveying WITH electromagnetic surveying magnetic susceptibility analysis (2) magnetism (1) natural remanent magnetism -> remanent magnetism (1) remanent magnetism (1) laboratory-induced magnetization analysis (1) natural remanent magnetization analysis (1) natural remnant magnetization analysis -> natural remanent magnetization analysis (1) magnetometer measurement (1) magnetometry -> magnetometer measurement (1) magnetosphere -> magnetic field (earth) (14) magnetotelluric sounding -> electromagnetic surveying (8) highway maintenance sites -> transportation features (4) map making -> cartography (73) malacology -> zoology (94) mammalogy (2) mammals (32) managed fires -> controlled fires (1) managed flooding -> controlled flooding (2) biological population management (44) data management -> information management methods (11) ecosystem management (16) environmental management -> natural resource management (162) fishery management (12) game management (1) natural resource management (162) water resource management (16) watershed management (11) wildlife population management (19) game management areas -> reserves (2) management areas (reserves) -> reserves (2) information management methods (11) management methods (240) emergency management resources -> hazards (96) mangrove islands -> islands (6) mangroves -> aquatic vegetation (1) mangrove swamps -> wetlands (26) manmade features (53) mantle (earth) (4) map coordinate systems (3) mapmaking -> cartography (73) map making -> cartography (73) thematic mapper -> multispectral imaging (10) mapping -> cartography (73) map projections -> map coordinate systems (3) map quadrangle regions (1) map regions (1) aeromagnetic maps (4) -> aeromagnetic surveying WITH maps and atlases basement maps (5) -> bedrock geologic units WITH maps and atlases depth-to maps (2) -> structure contours WITH maps and atlases earthquake activity maps (12) -> earthquake occurrences WITH maps and atlases earthquake epicenter maps (12) -> earthquake occurrences WITH maps and atlases earthquake occurrence maps (12) -> earthquake occurrences WITH maps and atlases geochemical anomaly maps (9) -> geochemistry WITH maps and atlases geologic maps (90) -> geology WITH maps and atlases geophysical maps (31) -> geophysics WITH maps and atlases gravity anomaly maps (5) -> gravitational field (earth) WITH maps and atlases ground motion maps -> earthquake occurrences (39) hydrologic maps (28) -> hydrology WITH maps and atlases landslide maps (4) -> landslides WITH maps and atlases landslide susceptibility maps (1) -> landslide susceptibility assessment WITH maps and atlases lithologic maps (15) -> rocks and deposits WITH maps and atlases magnetic anomaly maps -> magnetic field (earth) (14) paleotectonic maps (7) -> tectonic processes WITH maps and atlases quadrangle maps (34) -> topography WITH maps and atlases relief maps (34) -> topography WITH maps and atlases rock mechanics maps -> engineering geology (5) seismic hazard maps (12) -> earthquake occurrences WITH maps and atlases seismicity maps (6) -> earthquake probabilities WITH maps and atlases seismic reflection survey maps (2) -> seismic reflection method WITH maps and atlases slope stability maps (1) -> landslide susceptibility assessment WITH maps and atlases species distribution maps (17) -> biogeography WITH maps and atlases subsurface maps (90) -> geology WITH maps and atlases surficial geologic maps (16) -> surficial geologic units WITH maps and atlases tectonic maps (7) -> tectonic processes WITH maps and atlases thickness maps (2) -> structure contours WITH maps and atlases topographic maps (34) -> topography WITH maps and atlases shaking maps (seismic) (12) -> earthquake occurrences WITH maps and atlases continental margins (8) borderlands (continental margins) -> continental margins (8) platforms (continental margins) -> continental margins (8) marine biology (15) marine channels -> channels (2) marine chemistry (1) marine ecosystems (22) marine features -> hydrographic features (165) marine fishery resources (2) marine geology (35) marine geophysics (9) marine parks -> parks (7) marine regions -> ocean regions (1) marine terminals -> harbors (4) marine water quality (11) marsh ecosystems -> wetland ecosystems (25) marshes -> wetlands (26) salt marshes -> wetlands (26) marshland ecosystems -> wetland ecosystems (25) ice masses (7) mass spectrometry -> mass spectroscopy (4) mass spectroscopy (4) mass wasting (16) suspended material (water) (12) earth material properties (4) mathematical methods -> computational methods (75) mathematical modeling (36) mathematical simulation (2) total maximum daily load -> TMDL (2) meadows -> grasslands (10) meander necks -> physiographic features (87) meanders -> streams (51) altimetry measurement (1) bathymetry measurement (20) CTD measurement (1) geolocation measurement (34) global positioning measurement -> GPS measurement (9) GPS measurement (9) gravimeter measurement (3) location measurement -> geolocation measurement (34) magnetometer measurement (1) ocean current measurement (1) -> field inventory and monitoring WITH ocean currents optical reflectance measurement -> optical methods (3) precipitation measurement (10) -> field inventory and monitoring WITH precipitation (atmospheric) rainfall measurement (10) -> precipitation (atmospheric) WITH field inventory and monitoring snowfall measurement (10) -> precipitation (atmospheric) WITH field inventory and monitoring stream-gage measurement (109) tiltmeter measurement (4) median valleys -> valleys (2) memorials -> monuments (1) mercury (3) mercury contamination (11) metadata development (6) metallic ores (9) metamorphic rocks (2) metamorphism (biological) -> metamorphosis (3) metamorphism (geological) (2) metamorphosis (3) meteor impact -> impact cratering (3) meteorites (5) meteorological stations -> data collection facilities (1) meteorology (11) meteors -> meteorites (5) methane hydrate resources -> gas hydrate resources (6) coalbed methane resources (7) coal bed methane resources -> coalbed methane resources (7) methane resources (coalbed) -> coalbed methane resources (7) fission-track method -> fission-track dating (3) seismic reflection method (5) seismic refraction method (6) leaching (analytical method) -> chemical analysis (29) acoustic methods (29) age estimation methods (5) computational methods (75) conflict resolution methods -> decision support methods (4) dating methods -> age estimation methods (5) decision support methods (4) field methods (527) fractal geometric methods -> mathematical modeling (36) gravimetric methods -> gravimeter measurement (3) information management methods (11) laboratory methods (71) management methods (240) mathematical methods -> computational methods (75) methods (831) microscope methods -> microscopy (4) numerical methods -> mathematical modeling (36) optical methods (3) seismic methods (37) side-scan sonar methods (20) Sidescan sonar methods -> side-scan sonar methods (20) sonar methods (26) therapeutic methods (1) visualization methods (6) vocalization methods (1) metropolitan areas -> populated places (8) microbes (1) microbiology (12) microclimate -> atmospheric and climatic processes (87) microfossils -> fossils (14) microorganisms -> microbes (1) micropaleontology (2) microscope methods -> microscopy (4) electron microscopy (2) microscopy (4) optical microscopy (1) scanning electron microscopy (1) Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) -> SSM/I (1) microwave imaging (1) fluid migration -> ground-water flow (24) seasonal migration -> migration (organisms) (3) migration (organisms) (3) migratory species (12) millponds -> lakes (25) water mills -> hydrographic structures (15) mine drainage (5) mine dumps -> disposal sites (2) mine entrances -> mine sites (7) mineral deposit areas (5) mineralogical analysis -> chemical analysis (29) mineralogy (14) mineral resources (34) nonmetallic mineral resources (5) industrial minerals -> mineral resources (34) minerals -> mineral resources (34) chrome mines -> mine sites (7) coal mines -> mine sites (7) copper mines -> mine sites (7) diatomite mines -> mine sites (7) gold mines -> mine sites (7) iron mines -> mine sites (7) lead mines -> mine sites (7) mines -> mine sites (7) nickel mines -> mine sites (7) open pit mines -> mine sites (7) placer mines -> mine sites (7) salt mines -> mine sites (7) strip mines -> mine sites (7) tin mines -> mine sites (7) abandoned mines and quarries (2) mine shafts -> mine sites (7) mine sites (7) mining and quarrying (13) mining areas -> mine sites (7) mining camps -> mine sites (7) mining hazards (10) mining water use (1) mires -> wetlands (26) missions -> buildings (4) mites -> arachnids (1) hazard mitigation -> hazard preparedness (23) mitigation -> remediation (18) mixed forest ecosystems -> forest ecosystems (20) mixed grass ecosystems -> grassland ecosystems (13) moats (seafloor) -> seafloor features (10) ground-water flow modeling -> ground-water flow (24) groundwater flow modeling -> mathematical modeling (36) mathematical modeling (36) streamflow modeling (6) -> streamflow WITH mathematical modeling modeling (mathematical) -> mathematical modeling (36) ecological models -> ecological processes (85) hydraulic models -> hydraulic engineering (7) molluscs -> mollusks (10) mollusks (10) earthquake monitoring -> seismic networking (14) ecosystem monitoring (72) field inventory and monitoring (324) field monitoring -> field inventory and monitoring (324) gage-height monitoring -> stream-gage measurement (109) long-term ecological monitoring (16) ocean monitoring (29) -> field inventory and monitoring WITH ocean characteristics remote video monitoring -> video monitoring (6) river discharge monitoring -> field inventory and monitoring (324) stream-flow monitoring -> stream-gage measurement (109) stream-gage monitoring -> stream-gage measurement (109) stream current monitoring -> stream-gage measurement (109) stream discharge monitoring -> stream discharge (12) stream flow monitoring -> stream-gage measurement (109) streamflow monitoring -> stream-gage measurement (109) stream gage monitoring -> stream-gage measurement (109) video monitoring (6) volcano monitoring (10) -> volcanic activity WITH field inventory and monitoring weather monitoring (40) -> field inventory and monitoring WITH atmospheric and climatic processes real-time monitoring and reporting (173) monuments (1) national monuments -> monuments (1) moorings -> harbors (4) moors -> shrublands (2) moraines (1) morphology (biological) (3) mosses (4) motels -> buildings (4) butterflies and moths (6) moths -> butterflies and moths (6) ground motion -> earthquake occurrences (39) strong motion -> earthquake occurrences (39) ground motion maps (12) -> earthquake occurrences WITH maps and atlases mounds -> mountains (2) mountain ranges (1) mountains (2) table mountains -> plateaus (1) mounts -> mountains (2) stream mouths -> streams (51) wadi mouths -> arroyos (2) ground-water movement -> ground-water flow (24) mud flats -> wetlands (26) mudflows -> landslides (14) multispectral imaging (10) municipalities -> cities (6) municipios -> countries, 2nd order divisions (1) mutualism -> symbiosis (1) mycology (2)


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