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land > geomorphic process > erosion

Preferred term

erosion  

Definition

  • 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.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/2963

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