subglacial

Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining or belonging to the under side of a glacier; being beneath a glacier; as, subglacial streams.

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Phrases with the word

Examples

“As we continue to put together the puzzle of life on Mars, I’m optimistic we’ll eventually find a subglacial ecosystem that supports microbial life there, much as we have seen on Earth.” Source: Internet

Of the 66 valley systems studied, the researchers identified 22 as being formed from subglacial erosion: 14 fluvial, nine glacial, three sapping, and 18 indeterminate. Source: Internet

This material is mostly derived from the subglacial erosion and entrainment by the moving ice of the glaciers of previously available unconsolidated sediments. Source: Internet

Their cross-sections exhibit steep-sided flanks similar to fjord walls, and their flat bottoms are typical of subglacial glacial erosion. Source: Internet

Last year, researchers made history by drilling through nearly a kilometer of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into a subglacial lake. Source: Internet

Because in the conventional method, it required a ground-level assessment of subglacial flows. Source: Internet

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