subglacial
Americanadjective
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beneath a glacier.
a subglacial stream.
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formerly beneath a glacier.
a subglacial deposit.
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To investigate the newly recognized structure, researchers combined multiple sources of data, including subglacial topography, geological observations, gravity measurements, magnetic data, seismic information, and models of the crust and lithosphere.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
While Fretwell cautioned he is not an expert in lacustrine habitats, meaning large bodies of water where life may be possible, he said Bedmap3 will help inform new studies of subglacial lakes.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025
Bell is a research professor at Columbia University who has led 10 expeditions to Antarctica and Greenland in part to study deep subglacial lakes.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025
The actual sources and locations of subglacial methane production actually remain somewhat of a mystery, hidden beneath ice masses of all sizes.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024
We were not in this central zone, however, but at best on the edge of it, between it and the zone of turbulent, deflected, precipitation-laden storms that it sends continually to torment the subglacial lands.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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