Meanings
nounthermal lithosphere (plural thermal lithospheres)
plural thermal lithospheres
- geographyThe thermal boundary layer between the surface of the Earth (cooled by conduction) and the asthenosphere (cooled by convection).
Translations
Finnish lämpörajakerros
- lämpörajakerrosthermal boundary layer
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