Concept information
Preferred term
MARINE SEDIMENTS
Definition
- Loose particles of inorganic or organic origin, suspended in the water column, found on the seafloor, or found in the coastal zone. Variables include types of sediment, processes affecting sediment and sediment distribution, and characteristics of sediment. (en)
Broader concept
- OCEANS (en)
Narrower concepts
- BIOGENIC SEDIMENTS (en)
- BIOTURBATION (en)
- DIAGENESIS (en)
- GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES (en)
- HYDROGENOUS SEDIMENTS (en)
- PARTICLE FLUX (en)
- SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES (en)
- SEDIMENTARY TEXTURES (en)
- SEDIMENTATION (en)
- SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY (en)
- SEDIMENT COMPOSITION (en)
- SEDIMENT TRANSPORT (en)
- STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE (en)
- SUSPENDED SOLIDS (en)
- TERRIGENOUS SEDIMENTS (en)
- TURBIDITY (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/ce4b2c6e-3d69-4cf1-8416-c36e5f9b1b2c
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