suspended load — Detrital matter being transported in suspension by a moving stream [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Suspended solids — refers to small solid particles which remain in suspension in water as a colloid or due to the motion of the water. It is used as one indicator of water quality. It is sometimes abbreviated SS, but is not to be confused with settleable solids,… … Wikipedia
Stream load — is a geologic term referring to the solid matter carried by a stream (Strahler and Strahler, 2006). Erosion continually removes mineral material from the bed and banks of the stream channel, adding this material to the regular flow of water. The… … Wikipedia
Dissolved load — is the term for material, especially ions from chemical weathering, that are carried in solution by a stream. The dissolved load contributes to the total amount of material removed from a catchment. The amount of material carried as dissolved… … Wikipedia
Bed load — The term Bed load describes particles in a flowing fluid (usually a river) that are transported along the bed. This is in opposition to suspended load and wash load which are carried entirely in suspension.Bedload moves by a variety of methods,… … Wikipedia
Total suspended solids — is a water quality measurement usually abbreviated TSS. It is listed as a conventional pollutant in the U.S. Clean Water Act. This parameter was at one time called non filterable residue (NFR), a term that refers to the identical measurement: the … Wikipedia
external load — i. A load carried, or extended, outside the aircraft fuselage (e.g., weapons, fuel tanks). ii. A load carried by helicopter or floatplane outside its fuselage. These are normally carried by slings, which are suspended below the helicopter and are … Aviation dictionary
wash load — The incoming load of suspended sediment passing through a river network without deposition [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
взвешенные наносы — suspended load ВЗВЕШЕННЫЕ НАНОСЫ твердые частицы, переносимые водным потоком во взвешенном состоянии. В селевом потоке образуют селевую суспензию смесь воды и взвешенных в ней песчано–глинистых частиц (размером менее 1 мм) … Селевые явления. Терминологический словарь
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
