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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > geology > submergence
Preferred Term:

submergence

Definition:
A rise of the water level relative to the land, so that areas that were formerly dry land become inundated; it is the result either of the sinking of the land or a net rise in sea level.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
geology
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/503
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