Preferred term
ocean
Is replaced by
Definition
- [GEMET] The mass of water occupying all of the Earth's surface not occupied by land, but excluding all lakes and inland seas.
Broader concept
Note
- [controlled by ] Mauro Bastianini 6.6.13
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_695