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Sand Channel

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024732

These are narrow passages between, and in association with, pavement formations commonly oriented perpendicular to the shore. The bottoms of these channels normally consist of sand or other unconsolidated mineral substrates. They occur in areas of moderate wave surge and have low vertical relief as compared to spur-and-groove formations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024732
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024732",
  "term": "Sand Channel",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "These are narrow passages between, and in association with, pavement formations commonly oriented perpendicular to the shore. The bottoms of these channels normally consist of sand or other unconsolidated mineral substrates. They occur in areas of moderate wave surge and have low vertical relief as compared to spur-and-groove formations.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sand-channel/"
}

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