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Preferred term

sediment

Definition

[GEMET] Any material transported by water which will ultimately settle to the bottom after the water loses its transporting power.

Broader concept

matrix

Narrower concepts

bottom sediment
lake sediment
marine sediment
surface sediment
suspended sediment

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20899

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 1/13/23

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