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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > FLUVIAL PROCESSES > DOWNCUTTING

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DOWNCUTTING  

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  • Erosional downcutting or downward erosion or vertical erosion is a geological process that deepens the channel of a stream or valley by removing material from the stream's bed or the valley's floor. (en)

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  • 2013-02-18 10:49:01.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (DOWNCUTTING [aff6bb19-84d0-40ed-8b81-a2210c468283,82477] - FLUVIAL PROCESSES [6f47ae88-f28f-43e3-be6a-34f86b15fe19,82419]);
  • 2013-04-01 09:29:42.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: Erosional downcutting or downward erosion or vertical erosion is a geological process that deepens the channel of a stream or valley by removing material from the stream's bed or the valley's floor. language code: en);

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