abrasion

From: A Dictionary of Geography | Date: 2004| Author: | Copyright information

abrasion The grinding away of bedrock by fragments of rock which may be incorporated in ice ( glacial abrasion ), water ( marine abrasion , fluvial abrasion ), or wind ( aeolian abrasion ). In fluvial environments , the main agent of abrasion is the bed load . The mass of solid material removed ...

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