accelerated erosion

accelerated erosion

[ak′sel·ər‚ā·dəd i′rō·zhən]
(geology)
Soil erosion that occurs more rapidly than soil horizons can form from the parent regolith.
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[2] Rawat J., S., Rawat M., S., 1994, Accelerated erosion and denudation in the Nana Kosi watershed, Central Himalaya, India, Part I: Sediment Load, Mountain Research and Development, 14(1).
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