alluvial cone


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Noun1.alluvial cone - a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out
alluvial fan
geological phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth
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Deposits have a heterogeneous structure, being formed as alluvial cones at the end of tributary rivers.
DRASTIC-based methodology for assessing groundwater vulnerability in the Gumushacikoy and Merzifon basin (Amasya, Turkey)
In this paper Anders discussed the importance of avalanche boulder tongues, as distinct from talus cones, alluvial cones, and rockslide tongues.
Anders Rapp (1927-1998)

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