Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
Channel-iron deposits — (CID) are iron rich fluvial sedimentary deposits of possible Miocene age occupying meandering palaeochannels in the Early to Mid Tertiary Hamerlsey palaeosurface of Western Australia. Examples are also known from Kazakhstan. The deposits are… … Wikipedia
Channel types — A wide variety of river and stream channel types exist in limnology. All these can be divided into two groups by using the water flow gradient as either low gradient channels for streams or rivers with less than two percent (2%) flow gradient, or … Wikipedia
Channel pattern — Fluvial processes form several channel patterns, including: Straight, which are found in the most tectonically incised/active areas. This is more of a hypothetical end member, and are not often found in nature. Straight type channels can be found … Wikipedia
channel — Synonyms and related words: EDP, access, adolescent stream, adviser, aisle, alley, amateur band, ambulatory, announcer, annunciator, aperture, approach, approaches, aqueduct, arcade, arroyo, artery, authority, avenue, band, basin, beck, bed, bit … Moby Thesaurus
Northwest Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel — A map of the NAMOC with its major tributary IMOC.[1] The Northwest Atlantic Mid Ocean Channel (NAMOC) is the main body of a turbidity current system of channels and canyons running on the sea bottom from the Hudson Strait, through the Labrador… … Wikipedia
bar and channel topography — A local scale topographic pattern of recurring, small, sinuous or arcuate ridges separated by shallow troughs irregularly spaced across low relief flood plains(slopes generally 2 –6 %); the effect is one of a subdued, sinuously undulating… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
river — 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… … Universalium
meander — meanderer, n. meanderingly, adv. /mee an deuhr/, v.i. 1. to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. 2. to wander aimlessly; ramble: The talk meandered on. v.t. 3. Survey. to define the margin of… … Universalium
Meander — /mee an deuhr/, n. ancient name of the Menderes. * * * Extreme U bend in a stream, usually occurring in a series, that is caused by flow characteristics of the water. Meanders form in stream deposited sediments and may stack up upstream of an… … Universalium
braided stream — A channel or stream with multiple channels that interweave as a result of repeated bifurcation and convergence of flow around inter channel bars, resembling (in plan view) the strands of a complex braid. Braiding is generally confined to broad … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
