subcrustal

adj — 2 senses

subcrustal

adj

Etymology From sub- + crustal.

1

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Underneath the crust (of the Earth).

  • This provides an alternative mechanism for the documented large-scale river captures in the east-Tibetan drainage, previously suggested to be a record of a late uplift event perhaps related to subcrustal processes and dated as Miocene or later.2015 August 6, “Topographic Evolution and Climate Aridification during Continental Collision: Insights from Computer Simulations”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
2

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Of or relating to the subcrust.

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