cliff erosion

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• Erosion — is the carrying away or displacement of solids (sediment, soil, rock and other particles) usually by the agents of currents such as, wind, water, or ice by downward or down slope movement in response to gravity or by living organisms (in the case …   Wikipedia

• Cliff stabilization — is a coastal management erosion control technique. This is most suitable for softer or less stable cliffs. Generally speaking, the cliffs are stabilised through dewatering (drainage of excess rainwater to reduce water logging) or anchoring (the… …   Wikipedia

• Cliff — Precipice redirects here. For other uses, see Precipice (disambiguation). Rock face redirects here. For other uses, see Rock face (disambiguation). For other uses, see Cliff (disambiguation). The Trango Towers in Pakistan. Their vertical faces… …   Wikipedia

• Cliff-former — The term cliff former is a geologic term indicating that a unit of bedrock is more resistant to erosion than overlying or underlying units and consequently outcrops have high slope angles. It is more or less equivalent to ridge former, and may be …   Wikipedia

• cliff — clifflike, adj. /klif/, n. a high steep face of a rock. [bef. 900; ME clif, OE, c. D, LG, ON klif] Syn. bluff, promontory, ledge, crag. * * * ▪ geology       steep slope of earth materials, usually a rock face, that is nearly vertical and may be… …   Universalium

• Cliff — /klif/, n. a male given name, form of Clifford. * * * ▪ geology       steep slope of earth materials, usually a rock face, that is nearly vertical and may be overhanging. Structural cliffs may form as the result of fault displacement or the… …   Universalium

• erosion — noun əˈroʊˌʒənəˈrəʊˌʒən a) The result of having been being worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face b) The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction …   Wiktionary

• Coastal erosion — Many stretches of the East Anglia, England coastline are prone to heavy levels of erosion, such as this, the collapsed section of cliffs at Hunstanton, Norfolk. Coastal erosion is the wearing away of land and the removal of beach or dune… …   Wikipedia

• Register Cliff — State Marker am Register Cliff …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• sea cliff —    [ coastal ]    A cliff or slope produced by wave erosion, situated at the seaward edge of the coast or the landward side of the wave cut platform. It may vary from an inconspicuous slope to a high, steep escarpment.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• river cliff —   steep slope on the outer bend of a river where erosion allows for undercutting …   Geography glossary