geologicalmarine
Geologicalmarine is a term used to describe an integrated approach to studying geology in marine environments, including ocean basins, continental shelves, and coastlines. The field focuses on the structure of the seafloor, the processes that shape it, and the sedimentary records that preserve Earth's history in marine settings. It combines elements of geology, geophysics, chemistry, and paleontology, and relies on methods such as bathymetric mapping, seismic reflection and refraction surveys, core sampling and dredging, magnetometry, and remote sensing.
Subfields commonly associated with geologicalmarine include marine geology, sedimentology, marine stratigraphy, tectonics of ocean basins, paleoceanography,
Applications of geologicalmarine span resource exploration, including hydrocarbons and marine minerals, as well as geohazard assessment
Historically, geologicalmarine evolved from marine geology and oceanography, gaining momentum with the acceptance of plate tectonics
The term is not universally standardized but is used in some geoscience communities to emphasize the cross-disciplinary