Preferred Term:
subsidence
Definition:
Lowering of the natural land surface in response to: Earth movements; lowering of fluid pressure; removal of underlying supporting material by mining or solution of solids, either artificially or from natural causes; compaction due to wetting (Hydrocompaction); oxidation of organic matter in soils; or added load on the land surface.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/51611
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