degradation terrace
1Degradation (geology) — In geology, degradation refers to the lowering of a fluvial surface, such as a stream bed or floodplain, through erosional processes.[1][2] It is the opposite of aggradation. Degradation is characteristic of channel networks in which either… …
2Marine terrace — A marine terrace, coastal terrace[1], raised beach or perched coastline is a relatively flat, horizontal or gently inclined surface of marine origin[2], mostly an old abrasion platform which has been lifted out of the sphere of wave activity… …
3Vietnam — /vee et nahm , nam , vyet , vee it /, n. 1. Official name, Socialist Republic of Vietnam. a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin China: formerly part of French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and… …
4river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …
5Convent of the Capuchos (Sintra) — Coordinates: 38°47′3.97″N 9°26′17.72″W / 38.7844361°N 9.4382556°W / 38.7844361; 9.4382556 …
6Soil — For other uses, see Soil (disambiguation). A represents soil; B represents laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less weathered regolith; the bottommost layer represents bedrock …
7Harlem — 40°48′32.52″N 73°56′54.14″O / 40.8090333, 73.9483722 …
8Harlem (New York) — Harlem Localisation de Harlem dans Manhattan …
9Datation des eaux souterraines — Au sein des aquifères, l’âge des eaux souterraines, c est à dire de son temps de transfert de son point d’infiltration vers son exutoire naturel ou non (captage) peut varier du jour au(x) million(s) d’années suivant le contexte géologique et… …
10Drunken trees — Not to be confused with the floss silk tree, also known as the drunken tree or palo borracho. A drunken forest in Siberia caused by melting permafrost. NASA photo. Drunken trees, tilted trees, or a drunken forest, is a stand of trees displaced… …
