'terrestrial' is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it to refer to things that are related to the land or to Earth, as opposed to things related to air or sea. For example, "The Terrestrial Biome is made up of land-based ecosystems."
Though the US terrestrial networks still employ big writers' rooms, to churn out annual runs of 22 episodes, award-winning cable shows now often rely on the creative vision of a single writer (such as Vince Gilligan for Breaking Bad, and Matt Weiner for Mad Men).
The BBC hopes to revive its reputation as Britain's national broadcaster after a bruising year, with David Dimbleby anchoring the only live and uninterrupted coverage of the service on terrestrial television.
In addition to the fact that only a small percentage of polar bears — fewer than 30 individual polar bears out of populations that typically number 900 to 1200 — are actually consuming land-based foods, Rode and her colleagues found that in the regions where terrestrial feeding by polar bears has been documented, polar bears' health and rate of survival have declined.
GBR has been subject to severe disturbances, including COTS outbreaks, mass coral bleaching and declining growth rates of coral due to increasing seawater temperatures, terrestrial runoff, tropical cyclones, and coral diseases.
On Sunday the Jean-Bouin stadium, home of Stade Français, will host a sell-out crowd for a tournament that has captured the attention of the French public – with viewing figures on French terrestrial TV peaking at 2million during the pool stages alone.
Lesula has to interact with other terrestrial species, including predators, but the trade-off seems to be working out well for them".
Last month the PSBs used Digital UK to publish a 77-page report warning the government and Ofcom about the dangers of potentially shifting digital terrestrial television from the spectrum it occupies to give more space for mobile operators.
"Why wouldn't we hope for polar bears to find a way to cope with sea ice loss?" The USGS study, however, points out that while some polar bears may eat terrestrial foods, there is no evidence that the behavior is widespread.
The group studied soaps, dramas and sitcoms on the main terrestrial channels between January and March this year and found "encouraging signs that mental health depictions have become more positive.
Nor in most terrestrial TV comedy would you get the rapper Akala denouncing structural racism, in a terrifically articulate guest slot that's blazed across social media, and justifiably so.
We currently hold the rights to more than 40 sporting contracts - the broadest range of sport of any terrestrial broadcaster.
