glacioisostasy

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The adjustment of the lithosphere due to the formation or melting of glaciers and ice sheets. uncountable
    — It is assumed that glacioisostasy is the principal and virtually the only cause of oscillating movements of the earth's crust in regions with thick glaciers.

词源

From glacio- + isostasy.
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