sediment supply

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sediment
noun
uk
/ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/us
/ˈsed.ə.mənt/
a soft substance that is like a wet powder and consists of very small pieces of a solid material that have fallen to the bottom of ...
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supply
noun
uk
/səˈplaɪ/us
/səˈplaɪ/
an amount of something that is available ...
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We present a model of sedimentation in a subsiding fluvio-deltaic basin with steadysedimentsupplyand unsteady base level.
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All these features suggest that filling of the channels was interrupted by intervals of cessation insedimentsupplyand fluvial activity.
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The concepts of relative sea-level, accommodation andsedimentsupplyare introduced and related to global cyclicities and the division of sequences into parasequences and systems tracts.
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An understanding of the shoreline response tosedimentsupply, tectonic subsidence, and base level is therefore of fundamental importance to stratigraphers interested in solving the aforementioned inverse problem.
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This estimate of coarsesedimentsupplyonly equates for less than 10% (by weight) of sediment supplied by the river systems.
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They extend parallel to passive margins that have highsedimentsupply.
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This form is under influence of two major forces: water discharge andsedimentsupply.
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Sedimentsupplyis largely thought to be controlled by local climatic conditions and can vary rapidly.
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Climate change can influence the global sea level (and thus the amount of accommodation space in sedimentary basins) andsedimentsupplyfrom a certain region.
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The loss ofsedimentsupplyhas resulted in subsidence of the delta and wetland reduction.
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The first model is associated with a forearc basin formed with little to nosedimentsupply.
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The channel type developed depends on stream gradient, riparian vegetation andsedimentsupply.
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The western shore was thus highly variable, depending on variations in sea level andsedimentsupply.
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Conversely, the second model is associated withsedimentsupply.
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Coastal dune systems are mainly controlled by a principle natural process called thesedimentsupplyand transport system.
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These variations in localsedimentsupplyaffect the local and relative sea level which causes local sedimentary cycles.
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With laminations, differences are generally caused by cyclic changes in thesedimentsupply, caused for example by seasonal changes in rainfall, temperature or biochemical activity.
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Density currents may be triggered in areas of highsedimentsupplyby gravitational failure alone.
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The morphology of an alluvial river reach is controlled by a combination ofsedimentsupply, substrate composition, discharge, vegetation, and bed aggradation.
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