Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Located or occurring on or near the surface of the earth.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In geology, formed, produced, or deposited in the open air, and not beneath the sea, or under water, or below the surface; not submarine or subterranean: thus, subaërial denudation or erosion: See
æolian , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.), taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to
subaqueous .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective geology Located or occurring at the Earth's
surface , especially on land
Etymologies
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Examples
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The contribution to the present day atmospheric CO2 loading from volcanic emissions is, however, relatively insignificant, and it has been estimated that subaerial volcanism releases around 300 Mt/yr CO2.
What's the carbon footprint of ... a volcano? Mike Berners-Lee 2010
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This estimate includes both subaerial and submarine volcanoes, about in equal amounts.
What's the carbon footprint of ... a volcano? Mike Berners-Lee 2010
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Most showed signs of subaerial weathering and exfoliation.
Ardipithecus ramidus: The Geological, Environmental, and Taphonomic Background - The Panda's Thumb 2009
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This one billion year old formation contains calcitic or dolomitic red and green argillites, siltstones and sandstones and represents a subtidal to intertidal setting with occasional subaerial exposure.
Archive 2008-09-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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This estimate includes both subaerial and submarine volcanoes, about in equal amounts.
Think Progress » The US is responsible for 45% of global carbon emissions 2006
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This estimate includes both subaerial and submarine volcanoes, about in equal amounts.
Think Progress » The US is responsible for 45% of global carbon emissions 2006
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This one billion year old formation contains calcitic or dolomitic red and green argillites, siltstones and sandstones and represents a subtidal to intertidal setting with occasional subaerial exposure.
Glacier National Park Geology & Paleontology: Part 5 - Snowslip & Shepard ReBecca Foster 2008
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The paper you linked to is taking about subaerial (undersea) volcanoes and there are clearly way more volcanoes under the ocean than on land (especially including the mid-oceanic ridges.)
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So the subaerial volcanoe emissions have to be tied into these numbers.
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Present-day carbon dioxide CO2 emissions from subaerial and submarine volcanoes are uncertain at the present time.
Survivor Season 8: the Hockey Team – the Mann Overboard Episode « Climate Audit 2006
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