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RIVER EROSION [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

[The wearing away of land] as water flows along a river bed and banks.

CONT

Fluvial erosion is the detachment of material of the river bed and the sides. Erosion starts when the flow energy of the water exceeds the resistance of the material of the river bed and banks.

CONT

There are four main types of river erosion. These are attrition, ... abrasion, ... solution [and] hydraulic action.

OBS

fluvial: Of or found in a river.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

fluviale : Relatif aux fleuves, aux rivières.

Spanish

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