The phrase "accumulation of sediments" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to geology, environmental science, or any discussion about the buildup of materials in a particular area over time.
Example: "The accumulation of sediments in the riverbed has led to significant changes in the local ecosystem."
Alternatives: "buildup of sediments" or "deposition of sediments".
When subsidence occurs in great belts, providing troughs for the accumulation of sediments, the resulting features are termed geosynclines; nonlinear subsidence produces basins and irregular depressions.
Such density currents, called turbidity currents, are believed to form when the accumulation of sediments on continental shelves becomes unstable as a result of an underwater landslide or earthquake.
Salt marshes flourish wherever the accumulation of sediments is equal to or greater than the rate of land subsidence and where there is adequate protection from disruptive waves and storms.
With the accumulation of sediments over a long period, the water level of this lake rose gradually, and, as a result of the overflow, the lake was drained, spilling over to the north.
Moreover, the mean lifetime of artificial lakes is greatly shortened by the accumulation of sediments coming from the rivers feeding into them.
The Subatlantic ends with the human impact phase (Middle Age), dominated by human impact, little accumulation of sediments and highly increased denudation.
The bedrock floor near the mouth of most estuaries is usually buried by a thick accumulation of sediment.
Shoal, accumulation of sediment in a river channel or on a continental shelf that is potentially dangerous to ships.
A low, nearly flat accumulation of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river or stream, commonly triangular or fan-shaped; deltaic– adj.
A low, nearly flat accumulation of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river or stream, commonly triangular or fan-shaped; deltaic adj.
The dispersal and accumulation of sediment was evaluated utilizing 210Pb and 137Cs radioisotope geochronology of 6 cores.
