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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What happens when sediment is transported and deposited in a new location?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Willie579

OpenStudy (willie579):

Umm... I don't know. :c

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

Sediment transport is important in the fields of sedimentary geology, geomorphology, civil engineering and environmental engineering (see applications, below). Knowledge of sediment transport is most often used to determine whether erosion or deposition will occur, the magnitude of this erosion or deposition, and the time and distance over which it will occur.

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