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erosion

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000890

In hydrologic terms, wearing away of the lands by running water, glaciers,winds, and waves, can be subdivided into three process: Corrasion,
Corrosion, and Transportation. Weathering, although sometimes included here, is a distant process which does not imply removal
of any material

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000890
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsocorrasion; corrosion; eolation
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000890",
  "term": "erosion",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, wearing away of the lands by running water, glaciers,winds, and waves, can be subdivided into three process: Corrasion,\nCorrosion, and Transportation. Weathering, although sometimes included here, is a distant process which does not imply removal\nof any material",
  "see_also": [
    "corrasion",
    "corrosion",
    "eolation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/erosion/"
}

Record 890 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.