Hard surfaces, such as concrete, cover large portions of land, impede the natural absorption of water, and thus exacerbate surficial erosion on adjacent unprotected land.
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Surficial
/səɹˈfɪʃ(ə)l/
Synonyms for "surficial" (8 found)
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7 entriessuperficial analysissurface colorsurface layersurface level summarysurface soilsurface texturesurficial deposits
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6 entriessurficial coversurficial depositssurficial featuressurficial geologysurficial layersurficial soil
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When the soil swells on wetting, the former surficial material is mixed with the subsoil.
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