Sentences with phrase «sibetah alluvial fan»
In 1967, the rocky alluvial fan was acquired by the Uptons, who planted it the following year.
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The appellation encompasses more than 6,500 acres of prime vineyards, planted on the elevated terraces and alluvial fans of the Santa Lucia mountain range.
This dovetails with orbital images hinting that the rover landed in an alluvial fan, a feature that is formed on Earth by water flows.
On Earth, the most reliable way to measure the ages of alluvial fans is by radiocarbon dating — but that requires organic carbon, which we haven't yet found on Mars.
Situated along the proposed southern dispersal route, the Al Sibetah alluvial fan sequence provides a unique and sensitive record of landscape change in southeast Arabia.
Parton and colleagues present a unique alluvial fan aggradation record from southeast Arabia spanning the past approx. 160,000 years.
Findings from extensive alluvial fan deposits indicate that drainage system activation occurred during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 6 (ca. 160 — 150 ka), MIS 5 (ca. 130 — 75 ka), and during early MIS 3 (ca. 55 ka).
Ash Parton, Andrew R. Farrant, Melanie J. Leng, Matt W. Telfer, Huw S. Groucutt, Michael D. Petraglia, Adrian G. Parker; Alluvial fan records from southeast Arabia reveal multiple windows for human dispersal.
An alluvial fan is a triangle - shaped deposit of gravel, sand, and smaller materials called alluvium.
«We landed in the best possible place within the landing ellipse — the bottom of an alluvial fan.»
An alluvial fan is a pattern of sedimentary rocks, dirt, and sand deposited by flowing water â $ «in this case, perhaps an ancient Martian river.
The restoration crew works to restore the hillside alluvial fan that was previously depositing excessive amounts of sediment in Redwood Creek below.
Work continues rapidly on the alluvial fan.
«LA is not a desert,» insisted author D.J. Waldie, referring to the water table in layers of alluvial fan underneath the metropolis, but you'd never know it.
It is not unusual to see dust devils on the desert flats and alluvial fans.
IMO the best thing to do with it would be to gather it up periodically, wrap it in something waterproof, and drop it in a trench or alluvial fan.