EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS
Definition:
Loose particles of inorganic or organic origin, suspended in the water column, found on the seafloor, or found in the coastal zone. Variables include types of sediment, processes affecting sediment and sediment distribution, and characteristics of sediment.
Reference:
Adapted from: Garrison, T., 1993, Oceanography, An Introduction to Marine
Science, Wadsworth Publishing Co., p. 526.
