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
Scope note
- LTER EU controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
In other languages
French
- sédiment
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/EnvEu_21