English Dictionary

glacioisostasy

名詞

不可算名詞

The adjustment of the lithosphere due to the formation or melting of glaciers and ice sheets.

日本語の意味

氷河や氷床の形成または融解に伴い、リソスフェア（地殻）が調整される現象

Studies of coastal uplift after the last Ice Age have shown that glacioisostasy continues to affect sea-level changes.

最終氷期後の沿岸の隆起に関する研究は、氷床の形成や融解による地殻の調整が海面変動に影響を与え続けていることを示した。

意味（1）

The adjustment of the lithosphere due to the formation or melting of glaciers and ice sheets.

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.