surficial
adjective
sur·fi·cial
ˌsər-ˈfi-shəl 
: of or relating to a surface
surficial geologic processes
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Prior Exploration Work Historical exploration work over Saunders included limited surficial mapping, geochemical sampling (silts, soils, and rocks) and geophysics, including ZTEM.
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Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
Even if astronauts can avoid radiation exposure and muscle degeneration, the moon’s surficial soil—called regolith—itself poses another tricky problem.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2020
This aquifer does receive recharge and is not yet overtaxed, but involves more concerns than pumping out of a surficial gravel aquifers near Staples or Benson.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2019
Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
Even if astronauts can avoid radiation exposure and muscle degeneration, the moon’s surficial soil—called regolith—itself poses another tricky problem.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2020
This aquifer does receive recharge and is not yet overtaxed, but involves more concerns than pumping out of a surficial gravel aquifers near Staples or Benson.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2019
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“Surficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surficial. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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