subaerial erosion

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• subaerial — adjective Date: 1833 situated, formed, or occurring on or immediately adjacent to the surface of the earth < subaerial erosion > < subaerial roots > • subaerially adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• subaerial —    (adjective)    Said of conditions and processes, such as erosion, that exist or operate in the open air on or immediately adjacent to the land surface; or of features and materials, such as eolian deposits, that are formed or situated on the… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

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• submarine canyon — Narrow, steep sided underwater valley cut into a continental slope. Submarine canyons resemble river canyons on land, usually having steep, rocky walls. They are found along most continental slopes. Those of the Grand Bahama Canyon, which are… …   Universalium

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• paleokarstic surface —    A surface, preserved within a carbonate succession, that was formed by the effects of karst erosion. The presence of a paleokarstic surface indicates that during the deposition of the full rock sequence the young rocks were exposed to the… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• peneplain —    (not recommended: obsolete)    A low nearly featureless, gently undulating land surface of considerable area, which presumably has been produced by the processes of long continued subaerial erosion.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• guyot — /ˈgaɪɒt/ (say guyot) noun an underwater mountain that has a flat top as a result of marine or subaerial erosion; mainly found in the Pacific Ocean …