subaerial
adjective
sub·aer·i·al
ˌsəb-ˈer-ē-əl 
-ā-ˈir-ē-əl
: situated, formed, or occurring on or immediately adjacent to the surface of the earth
subaerial erosion
subaerial roots
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San Juan is right on the margin’s edge, so evidence of subaerial features was a little surprising.
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Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2016
Home Reef is a submarine caldera that has a history of eruptions that produce subaerial ash plumes and ephemeral islands made of pyroclastic material like pumice.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 22 Aug. 2012
Submarine areas under US control out to the 200 mile limit are equal to the subaerial land area of this great nation, and yet the seabed resources have yet to be explored and inventoried.
—Brian Romans, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2009
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Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2016
Home Reef is a submarine caldera that has a history of eruptions that produce subaerial ash plumes and ephemeral islands made of pyroclastic material like pumice.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 22 Aug. 2012
Submarine areas under US control out to the 200 mile limit are equal to the subaerial land area of this great nation, and yet the seabed resources have yet to be explored and inventoried.
—Brian Romans, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2009
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“Subaerial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subaerial. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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