Detritus
Water
Loose material that results directly from disintegration.
(1) the heavier mineral debris moved by natural watercourses, usually in bed-load form. (2) the sand, grit, and other coarse material removed by differential sedimentation in a relatively short period of detention.
- — Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms retrieved 2014-06-01
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Solar Energy
Loose natural materials, such as rock fragments or organic particles, that result directly from disintegration of rocks or organisms.
- — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15
Weather
In hydrologic terms,
(1) the heavier mineral debris moved by natural watercourses, usually in bed-load form.
(2) the sand, grit, and other coarse material removed by differential sedimentation in a relatively short period of detention.