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Researchers aboard the research vessel Roger Revelle during a January 2008 cruise to the Indian Ocean's Southwest Indian Ridge.
Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and PlanetsGeological SciencesGeological Sciences applies the observational, experimental, and theoretical methods of the basic sciences to understanding the processes that alter Earth's crust, and to determining the long-term history of the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. Scripps researchers and students focus on the oceanic crust, although research on aspects of continental geology (especially volcanology) also is conducted. Graduate students routinely participate in expeditions at sea, and many doctoral theses evolve from these experiences. Research areas in Geological Sciences include
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