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Soil creep

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025981

The slow downhill movement of the soil mantle that results from disturbance of the soil by freeze/thaw processes, wetting or drying, or plastic deformation under the soil's own weight.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025981
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesWatershed Protection Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025981",
  "term": "Soil creep",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Soil Creep",
  "definition": "The slow downhill movement of the soil mantle that results from disturbance of the soil by freeze/thaw processes, wetting or drying, or plastic deformation under the soil's own weight.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Watershed Protection Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/soil-creep/"
}

Record 25,287 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.