discontinuity
discontinuity
1. A boundary or layer at depth, marked by a significant change in the speed of transmission of seismic waves, e.g. Mohorovičić discontinuity.
2. In meteorology, sharp changes in temperature, wind, or humidity across a frontal boundary.
3. A break in sedimentation.
1. A boundary or layer at depth, marked by a significant change in the speed of transmission of seismic waves, e.g. Mohorovičić discontinuity.
2. In meteorology, sharp changes in temperature, wind, or humidity across a frontal boundary.
3. A break in sedimentation.
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