sedimentation
Let an agent explain sedimentation as a physical and geological process, describe its controls and products, describe engineered sedimentation and its management, and support geology, engineering and environmental questions.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain sedimentation as a physical and geological process, describe its controls and products, describe engineered sedimentation and its management, and support geology, engineering and environmental questions.
The process by which particles carried by water, wind, ice or gravity settle out and accumulate to form layers of sediment, in rivers, lakes, deltas, seas and deserts, and in engineered settings such as settling tanks and reservoirs, governed by particle size, density and flow, producing sedimentary deposits that may later be cemented into rock, including secondary and selective sedimentation and transitional cone deposits; sedimentation shapes landscapes, records Earth history, and matters for water treatment, navigation and reservoir management.
What it is for: Settling and accumulation of particles.
It can be explain the process; describe controls and products; describe engineered sedimentation; support learning.
Distinguishing features
Settling by gravity
Layer formation
Controlled by flow and grain size
Natural and engineered
What it looks like
Layers of deposited sediment.
How it is recognised
Particles settling and accumulating
Rivers, lakes, seas, deserts, settling tanks
Erosion removes material; transport moves it; deposition is the settling step; lithification makes rock
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - marine sedimentation over land
is related to - sedimentation stability of suspensions
In practice
Families and kinds
fluvial and deltaic sedimentation
lacustrine and marine sedimentation
aeolian sedimentation
sedimentation in reservoirs and settling tanks
secondary and selective sedimentation
Standards and regulation
Water treatment standards for settling
Reservoir sedimentation management guidelines
Sedimentological description conventions
Failure modes and hazards
Reservoir and harbour silting
Misinterpreting sedimentary records
Confusing sedimentation with erosion
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What sedimentation is.
Geology.
Concept
Concept and controls.
Concept
Concept.
- What is sedimentation, and how do particle size, density and flow control settling? definition
- Which environment or setting is meant? boundary
Environments
Environments and products.
Environments
Environments.
- How does sedimentation differ in rivers, deltas, lakes, seas and deserts, and what deposits result? definition
- Which entry fits sedimentary rocks? action
Engineer Engineered sedimentation.
Practice.
Treatment
Settling in water treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- How do settling tanks and clarifiers use sedimentation in water and wastewater treatment? provenance
- Which entry fits water treatment? action
Reservoirs
Reservoirs and channels.
Reservoirs
Reservoirs.
- How does sedimentation affect reservoirs, harbours and channels, and how is it managed? provenance
- Which entry fits dredging? action
Record Sedimentary record.
Science.
Record
Reading the record.
Record
Record.
- How do sedimentary layers record past environments, climates and events? provenance
- Which entry fits stratigraphy? action
Rates
Rates and measurement.
Rates
Rates.
- How are sedimentation rates measured in the field and laboratory? measurement
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Learn History and teaching.
Education.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did understanding of sedimentation develop in geology? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can sedimentation be taught with experiments? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should reservoir sedimentation be a separate entry?
- How should sedimentology resources be linked?
- How should engineering guidance be linked?