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deltaic system setting
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| Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel | deltaic system setting |
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| Definitionskos:definition | Environments at the mouth of a river or stream that enters a standing body of water (ocean or lake). The delta forms a triangular or fan-shaped plain of considerable area. Subaerial parts of the delta are crossed by many distributaries of the main river, and commonly extend beyond the general trend of the coast. Subaqueous parts of the delta merge with the adjacent basin floor, and are progressively influenced by non-fluvial processes. Deltas result from the accumulation of sediment supplied by the river in such quantities that it is not removed by tides, waves, and currents. Adapted from the Glossary of Geology definition for delta (Jackson, 1997, p. 167). |
| Exact MatchexactMatch |
http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/EventEnvironmentValue/deltaicSystemSetting
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| Narrowernarrower |
delta front setting
delta plain setting delta distributary channel setting delta distributary mouth setting estuarine delta setting interdistributary bay setting lacustrine delta setting prodelta setting |
| Broaderbroader |
shoreline settings
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| See AlsoseeAlso | Event Environment |
| Is Defined ByisDefinedBy | Event Environment |