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Sediment

In Earth and planetary sciences, sediment is a solid material made of loose particles that is transported to a new location where it is deposited. It occurs naturally and, through the processes of weathering and erosion, is broken down and subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.

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Sediment transport

GeographyGeologyRiversStreamsLandforms
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Environmental issues

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Shores and shallow seas

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Overview

EarthPlanetary sciencesWeatheringErosionTransported
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Sediment

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Edges90
Triples92
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021978
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related to Further reading · 25
Sediment → An Introduction, Blackwell Science, Cambridge, Donald, Facies, Fred, Freeman, Gary, ISBN, MA, Malden, Massachusetts, New York, Processes, Prothero, Raymond, Sand, Schwab, Scientific American Library, Sedimentary Environments
see also · 16
Sediment → Any, Bar, Diameter, Elevated, Flow, Form, Granular, Landscape, Law, Layer, Natural, Process, Processes, Shoreline, Soil, Study
related to Erosion and agricultural sediment delivery to rivers · 14
Sediment → Erosion, EU, For, In, Loss, Madagascar, Many, One, Some, The, These, This, UK, When
related to Shores and shallow seas · 6
Sediment → Deposited, In, Lake, Seas, Terrigenous, The
related to Coastal development and sedimentation near coral reefs · 5
Sediment → In, The, These, Watershed, When
related to Mass balance · 5
Sediment → Deposition, Erosion, Exner, The, This
related to Fluvial processes · 4
Sediment → Fluvial, In, It, When
related to Biological considerations · 3
Sediment → In July, South Pacific Gyre, SPG
related to Key marine depositional environments · 3
Sediment → Beds, Littoral, The
related to Composition · 2
Sediment → Composition, Parent

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erosion deposition sediments water marine river sand rivers grain size processes wind also transport transported fluvial deposits particles deposited often

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Sedimentis asolid material made of loose particles that is transported to a new location where it is deposited0.90text
scratchesinstance ofsurface texture describes small-scale features0.80text
pitsinstance ofsurface texture describes small-scale features0.80text
or ridges on the surface of the grain.FormForminstance ofsurface texture describes small-scale features0.80text
WaTEM/SEDEMinstance ofThe sediment transfer and deposition can be modelled with sediment distribution models0.80text
Sedimentrelated to Aeolian processes: windWind0.60section
Sedimentrelated to Biological considerationsIn July0.60section
Sedimentrelated to Biological considerationsSouth Pacific Gyre0.60section
Sedimentrelated to Biological considerationsSPG0.60section
Sedimentrelated to Coastal development and sedimentation near coral reefsWatershed0.60section
Sedimentrelated to Coastal development and sedimentation near coral reefsThe0.60section
Sedimentrelated to Coastal development and sedimentation near coral reefsWhen0.60section

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