Soil creep

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005919",
  "term": "Soil creep",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The slow, mass movement of soil material down relatively steep slopes, primarily under the influence of gravity but facilitated by saturation with water and by alternate freezing and thawing.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "soil movement",
    "mass movement",
    "tillage erosion",
    "topographic slope"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "suelo reptante"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/soil-creep/"
}