Sentence examples for be subsurface from inspiring English sources
noun
Something that is below the layer that is on the surface.
- Before we could lay the flooring we had to lay a subsurface under it to keep it flat and support it.
Scientists said this material, which reflects almost a third more light than surrounding areas, could be subsurface material ejected from impact craters.
Phoenix is being sent to Mars' north pole to search for what appears to be subsurface liquid water.
The depth of the compressive region increased with the rolling force and the maximum stress position also tended to be subsurface, while for lower loads the maxima were at the surface.
If possible, the drainage improvements are subsurface.
The health risks, however, are considered to be very limited since any materials remaining at these sites are subsurface and exposure is unlikely".
"But there are other microbes that do not produce methane, so there remains a possibility that there is subsurface microbial activity that is not emitting the gas," he added.
"We make the clear argument that a good chunk of the clays were subsurface," he told BBC News.
Reservoir is subsurface body of rock having sufficient porosity and permeability to store and transmit fluids.
The major water sources of the area are subsurface (boreholes) and surface (streams).
In fact, shallow aquifers, and to larger extent medium aquifers, are subsurface extensions of the landforms.
The irrigation methods investigated were subsurface drip, surface drip and furrow irrigation.
