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Subsurface vs Duripan - What's the difference?

subsurface | duripan |

As nouns the difference between subsurface and duripan

is that subsurface is something that is below the layer that is on the surface while duripan is a diagnostic soil horizon of the usda soil taxonomy that is cemented by illuvial silica into a subsurface hardpan.

As an adjective subsurface

is below the surface.

subsurface

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that is below the layer that is on the surface.
    • Before we could lay the flooring we had to lay a subsurface under it to keep it flat and supoort it.
  • (countable, mathematics) A surface which is a submanifold of another surface.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • below the surface
    • variations in subsurface conditions
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    duripan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia duripan)
  • A diagnostic soil horizon of the USDA soil taxonomy that is cemented by illuvial silica into a subsurface hardpan.