Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1.deflation- (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape" geology- a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks ...
The underlying cause(s) of deformation at volcanoes may be investigated by comparing surface displacement patterns to solutions obtained from analytical or numerical models that contain one or more deformation sources1,2,3. The attributes of such sources may include shape, size, and orientation, as ...