홈 > Term: slump
slump
(i) A mass movement process characterized by a landslide involving a shearing and rotary movement of a generally independent mass of rock or earth along a curved slip surface (concave upward) and about an axis parallel to the slope from which it descends, and by backward tilting of the mass with respect to that slope so that the slump surface often exhibits a reversed slope facing uphill. (ii) The landform or mass of material slipped down during, or produced by a slump.
- 품사: noun
- 분야/도메인: 지구과학
- 카테고리: 토양학
- Company: Soil Science Society of America
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