| Descriptor English: | Oceans and Seas | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Océanos y Mares
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Oceanos e Mares | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Océans et mers | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Abyssal Trench Abyssal Trenches Continental Trench Meso-Oceanic Mountain Chain Meso-Scale Oceanic Mountain Chain Mid-Ocean Ridge Oceanic Area Oceanic Flow Oceanic Plate Oceanic Ridge Oceanic Trench Oceans Ridge Seas Seas and Oceans Sub-Marine Ridge Submarine Canyon |
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| Tree number(s): |
G01.311.625 G16.500.275.725.500.650 SP4.606.775 Z01.756 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009792 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A great expanse of continuous bodies of salt water which together cover more than 70 percent of the earth's surface. Seas may be partially or entirely enclosed by land, and are smaller than the five oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic). |
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| Annotation: | for specific oceans or seas that are not a main heading, index only under OCEANS AND SEAS and not also under a geographic term |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
EH ethnology EP epidemiology |
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| History Note: | 87 |
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| Entry Version: | OCEANS SEAS |
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| Related: |
Seawater
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| DeCS ID: | 19273 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D009792 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1987/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1986/04/02 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2015/06/22 |
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PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Physical Phenomena [G01]Physical Phenomena -
PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Biological Phenomena [G16]Biological Phenomena -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
GEOGRAPHICALS
Geographic Locations [Z01]Geographic Locations
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Oceans and Seas
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Oceans
- Narrower
Seas
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| Concept UI |
M0015204 |
| Scope note | A great expanse of continuous bodies of salt water which together cover more than 70 percent of the earth's surface. Seas may be partially or entirely enclosed by land, and are smaller than the five oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic). |
| Preferred term | Oceans and Seas |
| Entry term(s) |
Abyssal Trench Abyssal Trenches Continental Trench Meso-Oceanic Mountain Chain Meso-Scale Oceanic Mountain Chain Mid-Ocean Ridge Oceanic Ridge Oceanic Trench Ridge Seas and Oceans Sub-Marine Ridge |
| Concept UI |
M0015203 |
| Preferred term | Oceans |
| Entry term(s) |
Oceanic Area Oceanic Flow Oceanic Plate Submarine Canyon |
| Concept UI |
M0015205 |
| Preferred term | Seas |
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