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Environment and Public Health > Environment > Extreme Environments > Hot Springs
Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Extreme Environments > Hot Springs
Physical Phenomena > Geological Phenomena > Groundwater > Natural Springs > Hot Springs

Preferred term

Hot Springs  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Geothermal Spring
  • Geothermal Springs
  • Spring, Geothermal
  • Springs, Geothermal
  • Springs, Warm
  • Spring, Warm
  • Warm Spring
  • Warm Springs

Scope note

  • Habitat of hot water naturally heated by underlying geologic processes. Surface hot springs have been used for BALNEOLOGY. Underwater hot springs are called HYDROTHERMAL VENTS.

History note

  • 2004

In other languages

  • kuumat lähteet

    Finnish

  • geotermaalinen lähde
  • geotermaaliset lähteet
  • kuuma lähde
  • Heta källor

    Swedish

  • Geotermiska källor
  • Varma källor

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D045482

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