Concept information
Preferred term
delta
Definition
- A partly subaerial accumulation of sediment at the mouth of a river where it enters a body of standing water (a lake or the sea). Deltas are highly variable in morphology, depending largely on the relative importance of river and basinal processes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; delta]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/delta
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