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The 57 pages that link to Sedimentation, each with the reason it gives.
Soil erosionRelated: Eroded soil deposited in channels and reservoirs creates sedimentation.
MicroplasticsRelated: Some microplastics settle into riverbeds and seabed sediments, depending on their properties.
SedimentRelated: Sedimentation occurs when transport can no longer keep particles moving.
Indoor air qualityRelated: Some particles leave the air by settling onto indoor surfaces, where they can later be disturbed.
Terminal velocityRelated: Particle settling rates often depend on each particle's terminal velocity.
Phosphorus cycleRelated: Phosphorus bound to particles can settle in aquatic sediments and leave circulation.
ReservoirRelated: Sediment gradually occupies reservoir space and reduces storage capacity.
Sedimentary basinRelated: Accumulation turns available basin space into layered sedimentary fill.
Soil conservationRelated: Eroded soil can settle in reservoirs and channels, reducing storage and altering waterways.
GradualismRelated: Successive deposits preserve a record of change built up over time.
Stokes' lawRelated: Stokes' law predicts the drag opposing a particle's downward motion.
Lake TanganyikaRelated: Lake sediments preserve records of climate, fires, and human activity.
Drinking water treatmentRelated: Settling removes flocs formed during coagulation before water reaches filters.
CentrifugeRelated: Centrifuges accelerate sedimentation, separating suspended particles far faster than gravity alone.
SuspensionRelated: Gravity gradually separates many suspensions into clearer fluid and settled solids.
UnconformityRelated: Deposition before and after a hiatus creates the rock packages separated by the surface.
Gravity separationRelated: Gravity separation often depends on particles settling at different rates.
Coastal geomorphologyRelated: It builds coastal landforms where sediment supply exceeds removal.
Danube DeltaRelated: It builds islands and shallow banks as the Danube slows near the sea.
ClearcuttingRelated: Eroded soil from harvested slopes can enter streams and settle in aquatic habitats.
Deforestation in MadagascarRelated: Eroded soil from cleared slopes accumulates in rivers, wetlands, and coastal waters.
Sediment pollutionRelated: Particles settle from the water column and accumulate on stream and lake beds.
Accommodation spaceRelated: Only deposited material fills accommodation space.
LandformRelated: Deposited sediment builds features such as deltas, floodplains, and dunes.
Magmatic sulfide depositRelated: Dense sulfide droplets may settle and accumulate at the base of magma bodies.
SandRelated: Deposition builds the beaches, dunes, and beds where sand collects.
Sedimentary structuresRelated: Depositional conditions determine which structures form and survive.
Abraham Gottlob WernerRelated: The settling of material from water offered Werner a mechanism for forming layered rocks.
Stream ecologyRelated: Fine sediment can bury streambed habitat and affect organisms that live or feed there.
Tarbela DamRelated: Sediment carried by the Indus gradually reduces reservoir storage and affects infrastructure.
Chocolate milkRelated: It explains why cocoa can collect at the bottom of an unstirred drink.
SiltstoneRelated: Silt settles when transporting flows lose enough energy to carry it.
Geochemical cycleRelated: Sedimentation transfers dissolved and particulate elements into long-lived sedimentary reservoirs.
Kagera RiverRelated: Eroded soil can accumulate in the Kagera channel and Lake Victoria.
Badlands National ParkRelated: Ancient sediments created the strata now exposed in the park’s formations.
Land (terrain)Related: Sedimentation builds land in deltas, floodplains, and other depositional environments.
Faxén's lawRelated: The law relates background flow variations to forces on settling spheres.
MudrockRelated: Mudrock begins when fine particles settle and accumulate in a depositional environment.
Calcium cycleRelated: Calcium-bearing particles and shells can accumulate on lake and ocean floors.
Clastic rockRelated: Deposition gathers clastic grains into layers before burial.
Geologic recordRelated: Accumulating sediment creates many of the layers that preserve geological evidence.
Lake islandRelated: Deposited sediment can build shoals and islands in lakes.
Particle (materials science)Related: Particle size, density, and fluid viscosity set the settling rate.
Upland and lowlandRelated: Sediment eroded from higher ground can build lowland plains and river deltas.