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aggradation [ˌæɡrəˈdeɪʃn] N GEOL
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- Aggradation occurs in areas in which the supply of sediment is greater than the amount of material that the system is able to transport.en.wikipedia.org
- This aggradation of soil is the result of aeolian or fluvial sedimentation and/or peat formation.en.wikipedia.org
- It is thus by sub-glacial aggradation that the prairies have been levelled up to a smooth surface, in contrast to the higher and non-glaciated hilly country just to the south.en.wikipedia.org
- In 1938, the pier was last moved further north due to proceeding aggradation.en.wikipedia.org
- This had resulted in measured aggradation of the river bottom of as much as 5 metres.en.wikipedia.org
- After forming, the dam leads to aggradation of the valley upstream, and dam failure leads to aggradation downstream.en.wikipedia.org
- Aggradation can be caused by changes in climate, land use, and geologic activity, such as volcanic eruption, earthquakes, and faulting.en.wikipedia.org
- In addition, the regional environment will determine how change in sediment and precipitation will drive river incision and aggradation.en.wikipedia.org
- The resin has no aggradation character because it consists of derivatives of diterpenes (resin part) and monoterpenes (part turpentine).en.wikipedia.org
- The morphology of an alluvial river reach is controlled by a combination of sediment supply, substrate composition, discharge, vegetation, and bed aggradation.en.wikipedia.org
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