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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > PALEOCLIMATE INDICATORS > LAND RECORDS > SEDIMENTS

PREFERRED TERM

SEDIMENTS  

DEFINITION

  • Unconsolidated particles created by the weathering and erosion of rock, by chemical precipitation from solution in water, or from the secretions of organisms, and transported by water, wind, or glaciers.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2012-06-26 14:48:39.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add broader relation (SEDIMENTS [0960827a-ecdb-40a0-babc-fbd6df27bb53,40017] - LAND RECORDS [2bedb6b3-6e92-42e2-b382-60e2a6aab8e9,39979]);
  • 2012-06-26 14:49:35.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (SEDIMENTS [0960827a-ecdb-40a0-babc-fbd6df27bb53,40017] - SEDIMENT THICKNESS [0d8fc6d8-eba5-4da1-9a78-d69c23d9d78d,40021]);
  • 2012-07-23 17:28:10.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: Unconsolidated particles created by the weathering and erosion of rock, by chemical precipitation from solution in water, or from the secretions of organisms, and transported by water, wind, or glaciers. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/0960827a-ecdb-40a0-babc-fbd6df27bb53

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