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NALT Full

Fields of Study
geology
mass movement

Preferred term

mass movement

Type

Topic

Definition

Downslope, unit movement of a portion of the land's surface-i.e., a single landslide or the gradual simultaneous, downhill movement of the whole mass of loose earth material on a slope face.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

geology

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

debris avalanches
mass wasting

In other languages

movimiento de masas

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/499

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