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Recent Examples of geomorphology
Models of future sea level rise generally hover around a meter (3 feet) within the next 100 years, but factors like how much of the ice caps will melt, water temperatures, oceanic currents, tidal range, coastal geomorphology and land subsidence can affect local sea levels.
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Scientific research on topics ranging from biology to geomorphology to climate and astrophysics happens in and around the station.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
Hansen’s multidisciplinary studies also have focused on geology, geomorphology and hydrology.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
Scientists determined this precise date by studying coastal geomorphology, Japanese written records, and Native American oral histories.
—oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2023
The intensive coursework involves several disciplines, including physics, engineering, hydrology, and statistics, calculus, chemistry, and geomorphology.
—Steve Larese, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2022
Factors like the melting rate of ice sheets and glaciers, shifting oceanic circulation patterns, water temperature, tidal range, storm surges, coastal geomorphology and land subsidence will affect local sea-level changes.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 1 July 2022
In that desolate, frozen, isolation, scientists perform vital astrophysics, biology, geology, glaciology, geomorphology, ice core, ocean, and climate systems research.
—Lukas Harnisch, SPIN, 20 Jan. 2022
After earning a doctorate in geomorphology from the University of Arizona in 1987, Merritts joined the F&M faculty.
—Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 18 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geomorphology
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The two North American nations also share a deep cultural heritage and a common geography.—
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The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7,000 islands – a geography often described as a dream of clear waters and remote hideaways.—
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Sugar played a large part in this, but coffee and indigo also benefited from the versatile topography of Saint-Domingue.—
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The epic topography of the land reflects the groundbreaking discovery, as the area boasts monumental archaeological finds from the Early Neolithic and into the Bronze Age, such as the village just uncovered.—
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Summit speakers explored the current landscape of business and industry across health care, child care, education, manufacturing and development sectors, by discussing trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the region’s economy.—
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Advertisement The contemporary political landscape in Iran is fundamentally different.—
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“Geomorphology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geomorphology. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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