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- adjective Alternative spelling of
subsurface .
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Examples
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For instance, MEX was the first spacecraft to detect methane in Mars' atmosphere and was also the first in discovering Martian sub-surface water, both raising provocative questions regarding the potential for life on the Red Planet.
Michael Yarbrough: Behind the Scenes: European Space Operations Centre Michael Yarbrough 2011
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But a fast retrieve will get it as deep as twelve and it also works really well just sub-surface if you slow-crawl it.
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For instance, MEX was the first spacecraft to detect methane in Mars' atmosphere and was also the first in discovering Martian sub-surface water, both raising provocative questions regarding the potential for life on the Red Planet.
Michael Yarbrough: Behind the Scenes: European Space Operations Centre Michael Yarbrough 2011
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You can work them just sub-surface and they cast far, so you need not be right on top of the fish.
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"We discovered things that were broken in the sub-surface," said a BP official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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"In the immediate vicinity of the well, there is undeniably a lot of oil sub-surface," Lubchenco said.
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There are two main goals when it comes to sub-surface testing.
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"We discovered things that were broken in the sub-surface," said a BP official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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Last week, scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution argued that, based on their analysis, the 22-mile-long sub-surface oil plume may linger underwater for months.
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Only in the last few days has the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched a concerted attempt to measure and track the vast plumes of sub-surface oil that environmentalists have been warning about for weeks.
Obama's Oil Spill Press Conference May Have Changed Perceptions -- But The Reality Remains The Same 2010
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