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Suspended sediment

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006182

Sediment which remains suspended in the water for a considerable period of time without coming in contact with the bottom.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006182
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
ReferencesSchwarz, 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 (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoHydrology; Rock flour; Sediment yield
TranslationsSpanish: sedimento suspendido
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006182",
  "term": "Suspended sediment",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Sediment which remains suspended in the water for a considerable period of time without coming in contact with the bottom.",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "hydrology",
    "rock flour",
    "sediment yield"
  ],
  "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": "sedimento suspendido"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/suspended-sediment/"
}

Record 6,089 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.