Sentence examples for sediments falling from inspiring English sources

On the other hand, the mobilities of Cu and Zn were relatively low and these were, therefore, the least bioavailable metals in the runoff sediments falling in medium-risk category.

As the velocity of the current decreases, additional sediments fall out of suspension and settle on the seafloor.

Between 2009 and 2014, the amount of particulate nitrogen fell by 11.5%, pesticides dropped by 30.5% and sediment fell 12%.

Once set into motion, the mixture of water and sediment falls down the continental slope and eventually settles as a layer in the deep ocean.

As it ascended, a trail of sediment fell away from it, drifting back down.

The adaptation time T s (unit: s) is determined by the local water depth h, sediment fall velocity w s, and a sediment transport depth factor : (A.1)The formula for sediment fall velocity in XBeach is proposed by Ahrens's (2000) (A.2) (A.3) (A.4)where, A is Archimedes buoyancy index, s = ρs/ρ is specific gravity.

The dust level in the drill core suggests that about four to fives times more sediment fell across the Southern Ocean between South America and Africa during the ice age than the amount that falls there today, Martínez-García said.

When pyritic sediment falls dry, oxygen penetrates and pyrite is oxidized, by microbial intervention, to sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and ferric hydroxide (Fe(OH 3).

According to the federal government, around half of horticulture and cane growers are improving their practices, with the sediment load falling by 11% in the past five years.

The risk is perturbation of the groundwater, not the sediment, because deployment of the device within a PVC pipe essentially eliminates contamination of the bottom of the hole with sediment material falling from a shallower depth [19].

Our primary focus is to undertake preliminary assessments of organic carbon stocks in sediments that fall within the EEZ of those nations chosen for this exploratory study.