Sentences with phrase «sediment deposition»
"Sediment deposition" refers to the process where particles like sand, silt, and rocks settle down and accumulate at the bottom of a body of water or on land. It is like when dust settles on a shelf, but instead, it happens with bits of earth or rocks coming to rest in a particular area over time. Full definition
Certainly, this leads to erosion in some areas, but it also increases sediment deposition in others.
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However, this rainfall be diminished also with a warming climate, further reducing sediment deposition.
I want to thank Gov. Cuomo, whose New York State 2100 Commission Report noted that «tidal wetlands can protect coastal communities from storm damage by reducing wave energy and amplitude, slowing water velocity and stabilizing the shoreline through sediment deposition.»
As sediment deposition builds up, the overburden (or «lithostatic») pressure squeezes the sediment into layered solids in a process known as lithification («rock formation») and the original connate fluids are expelled.
That in turn affects how much light can get into the water column, which may affect biological productivity in the lake, and it also increases the rate of mineral sediment deposition on the lake bottom.»
The team also examined the wave processes at the reef to show that the sedimentary deposits were primarily derived internally, with biological processes largely controlling sediment deposition.
The elevation of marsh species is important; those species at lower elevations experience longer and more frequent tidal floods and therefore have the opportunity for more sediment deposition to occur.
We estimated that sediment deposition in a small body of water that stays frozen for most of the year would probably not exceed a few centimeters a year, so such a thick sediment layer might imply that the lake existed before 1908.
I wonder if the rate of sediment deposition will actually increase as glacial melting increases in the Himalayas, before slowing again as the major rivers of South Asia become fed more by rain alone than by seasonal glacial melting.
This newest threat follows on the heels of overfishing, sediment deposition, nitrate pollution in some areas, coral bleaching caused by global warming, and increasing ocean acidity caused by carbon emissions.
Given stable sea level and sediment deposition, a delta will tend toward an equilibrium state where subsidence is more or less balanced by sediment deposition.
This newest threat follows on the heels of overfishing, sediment deposition, nitrate pollution in some areas, coral bleaching caused by global warming, and increasing ocean acidity caused by carbon emissions.