differential subsidence meaning in English

差异性沉降

Depositional cycles on basin scale have been interpreted as the result of depositional response to tectonism such as episodic rifting , polyphasic compressive flexural subsidence and reversion , and differential subsidence of fault blocks ; while the formation of high frequency sequences was attributed to variation in lake level and sediment supply
盆地规模的沉积旋回多是盆地幕式裂陷、多幕挤压挠曲沉降、多期构造反转、断块差异沉降等构造作用的沉积回应；高频层序单元的发育则主要与湖平面和沉积物供给量的变化有关。