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Sediment transport

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025089

The main agencies by which sedimentary materials are moved are: gravity (gravity transport); running water (rivers and streams); ice (glaciers); wind; the sea (currents and longshore drift). Running water and wind are the most widespread transporting agents.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025089
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesNOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025089",
  "term": "Sediment transport",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Sediment Transport",
  "definition": "The main agencies by which sedimentary materials are moved are: gravity (gravity transport); running water (rivers and streams); ice (glaciers); wind; the sea (currents and longshore drift). Running water and wind are the most widespread transporting agents.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sediment-transport/"
}

Record 24,413 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.