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Preferred term

erosion

Is replaced by

erosion

Definition

[GEMET] The general process or the group of processes whereby the materials of Earth's crust are loosened , dissolved, or worn away and simultaneously moved from one place to another, by natural agencies, which include weathering, solution, corrosion, and transportation, but usually exclude mass wasting.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Note

[controlled by ] Staszewski 08.06.2013

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

French

érosion

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_181

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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