Concept information
Preferred term
EROSION/SEDIMENTATION
Definition
- The natural processes relating to the break down of soil and rock, and the movement and deposition of the resulting particles. (en)
Broader concept
- LAND SURFACE (en)
Narrower concepts
- DEGRADATION (en)
- ENTRAINMENT (en)
- EROSION (en)
- LANDSLIDES (en)
- SEDIMENTATION (en)
- SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY (en)
- SEDIMENT COMPOSITION (en)
- SEDIMENTS (en)
- SEDIMENT TRANSPORT (en)
- STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE (en)
- SUSPENDED SOLIDS (en)
- WEATHERING (en)
Entry terms
- EROSION/SEDIMENT (en)
- ERSOION/SEDIMENTATION (en)
Change note
- 2017-03-10 08:47:48.0 [tstevens] update Definition (The natural processes relating to the break down of soil and rock, and the movement and deposition of the resulting particles.); update Definition (Dictionary of Geological Terms, American Geological Institute, 1984. );
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/a246a8cf-e3f9-4045-af9f-dc97f6fe019a
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