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   |  data11 = [[(NS/Sediments)Fine sand|Fine sand]]
   |  data11 = [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/Fine sand|Fine sand]]
  |  data12 = [[(NS/Sediments)Mud|Mud]]
  |  data12 = [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/Mud|Mud]]
  |  data13 = [[(NS/Sediments)Gravel|Gravel]]
  |  data13 = [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/Gravel|Gravel]]
  |  data14 = [[(NS/Sediments)Coarse sand|Coarse sand]]
  |  data14 = [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/Coarse sand|Coarse sand]]
  |  data15 = [[(NS/Sediments)Pebbels|Pebbels]]
  |  data15 = [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/Pebbels|Pebbels]]


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Sediments
Layer Info
Category Environmental conditions
Editable No
Data source North Sea Atlas
Types
Fine sand
Mud
Gravel
Coarse sand
Pebbels

Description

Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particles. For example, sand and silt can be carried in suspension in river water and on reaching the sea be deposited by sedimentation and if buried, may eventually become sandstone and siltstone (sedimentary rocks).

Sediments are most often transported by water (fluvial processes), but also wind (aeolian processes) and glaciers. Beach sands and river channel deposits are examples of fluvial transport and deposition, though sediment also often settles out of slow-moving or standing water in lakes and oceans.

MSP Challenge

Sediments is a static data layer, providing useful information for planning different human activities, e.g. wind farms, extraction or dredging, or for habitat analyses.

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