GEOG 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Suspended Load, Dissolved Load, Bed Load
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River flows over surface and is dissolved. Where there are hot and wet landscapes. Runoff = precipitation evaporation +/- stored water. Discharge = depth * width * velocity of flow. Greater the slope = greater the velocity. Greater the depth = greater the velocity. Smoother the surface = greater the velocity. Turbulent flow of water allows landscape transportation. Chemically weather occurring with the extraction of elements being. Can result in bedrock being weathered 30-50 meters transported throughout the water. Primarily clays and silts and fine material. When rivers are flowing at max strength, it can carry large man-made materials. Very little turbulence is required to keep sediments suspended. Could achieve mass (whether it"s a clay or silt) The rolling or hopping of sediment in the bed of the channel. Traction used to describe sediment that slides or rolls along the bed of the channel.
