Sentence examples for high sediment from inspiring English sources

Cold-water scleractinian corals also appear to be adversely affected by heavy sedimentation and consequently areas with high sediment loads and soft bottoms may not be suitable for coral colonisation or survival [49].

Glacier streams are characterized by high sediment concentrations.

The steepest gradients are often associated with coarse-grained loads, high sediment production, and transport processes other than normal streamflow.

Results of the variable sediment transport model incorporated into the bathtub and hydrodynamic approaches for low and high sediment concentrations are presented in Supplementary Figs 8–11.

Inshore reefs of the central Great Barrier Reef have suffered dramatically from fertiliser and pesticide run-off and from high sediment loads caused by land clearing.

"The fish will be choking because of the very high sediment loads in the river that simply stops the fish from breathing.

Gully erosion of loess may yield very high sediment concentrations (>60% by weight).

These phases of high sediment transfer occurred at ∼1 2, ∼4 5, and ∼7 8 ka.

High sediment supply conditions favored accumulation of thicker sediments on the downthrown sides of the faults.

High sediment supply presumably occurred during or shortly after large glaciations in the Kunlun Shan.

If the silt content is high, sediment will be deposited in the reservoir, increasing maintenance costs and decreasing useful life periods.