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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION

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.

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ENTRY TERMS

  • EROSION/SEDIMENT
  • ERSOION/SEDIMENTATION

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. );

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