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

oblasts -> political areas (1) field observation -> field inventory and monitoring (328) indicator species observation -> ecosystem monitoring (71) weather observations (41) -> field inventory and monitoring WITH atmospheric and climatic processes observation sites -> research areas (3) geophysical observatories -> science centers (22) observatories -> research facilities (2) radio observatories -> research facilities (2) volcano observatories -> science centers (22) observatorios -> research facilities (2) earthquake occurrence maps (13) -> earthquake occurrences WITH maps and atlases earthquake occurrences (41) ocean-atmosphere interaction (7) ocean bottom characteristics -> sea-floor characteristics (37) ocean characteristics (53) ocean chemistry -> marine chemistry (1) ocean circulation (2) ocean current measurement (1) -> field inventory and monitoring WITH ocean currents ocean currents (4) ocean currents (1) ocean floor features -> seafloor features (11) oceanic lithosphere (4) ocean monitoring (29) -> field inventory and monitoring WITH ocean characteristics biological oceanography -> marine biology (15) chemical oceanography -> marine chemistry (1) geological oceanography -> marine geology (37) oceanography -> ocean sciences (36) physical oceanography -> ocean sciences (36) ocean processes (17) ocean regions (2) oceans (5) oceans (7) -> ocean characteristics WITH ocean processes ocean salinity (2) ocean sciences (36) ocean temperature (5) ocean tides -> tides (oceanic) (3) ocean water quality -> marine water quality (11) ocean waves (7) distribution of animals -> biogeography (66) off-stream water use -> offstream water use (11) field offices (3) offices -> buildings (4) regional offices (2) science discipline offices (4) support offices (2) offshore areas -> coastal zones (43) offstream water use (11) distribution of plants -> biogeography (66) distribution of species -> biogeography (66) collection of specimens -> specimen collecting (10) bodies of water -> hydrographic features (166) sounds (bodies of water) -> channels (2) OGC WCS -> web map services (4) OGC WFS -> web map services (4) OGC WMS -> web map services (4) oil palm plantations -> agricultural sites (3) oil resources (20) oil wells -> wells (10) olive groves -> woods (1) maps on demand -> sales and distribution services (15) ontogeny -> organism growth and development (8) open pit mines -> mine sites (7) employment and volunteer opportunities (10) optical backscatterance sensing -> optical methods (3) optically-stimulated luminescence dating -> luminescence dating (3) optical methods (3) optical microscopy (1) optical reflectance measurement -> optical methods (3) orchards -> agricultural sites (3) countries, 2nd order divisions (1) ore deposits (metallic) -> metallic ores (9) ore deposits (non-metallic) -> nonmetallic mineral resources (6) gold ores (2) metallic ores (9) organic decomposition -> biogeochemical cycling (9) organism groupings (non-taxonomic) (146) organism growth and development (8) biological organisms -> organisms (229) organisms (229) organizational structure (28) orienteering -> geolocation measurement (33) ornithology (29) orthoimagery (16) -> aerial photography WITH image collections orthophotographs (16) -> aerial photography WITH image collections ostracodes (1) outer core (earth) (1) outfall -> contamination and pollution (107) over-fishing -> overfishing (3) over-grazing -> overgrazing (1) overfalls -> hydrographic features (166) overfishing (3) overgrazing (1) overpasses -> bridges (2) intermittent oxbow lakes -> lakes (26) oxbow lakes -> lakes (26) dissolved oxygen -> oxygen content (water) (9) oxygen content (water) (9) oxygen isotope analysis (2) ozone layer (1) ozonesphere -> ozone layer (1)


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