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sand waves
Large asymmetric fluvial bedforms, commonly with straight or sinuous crests and lacking localized scours on the lee-side. Bedforms interpreted as sandwaves on some areas of the Continental Shelf are up to 15m high, with wavelengths of up to 1km.
- Sõnaliik: noun
- Valdkond/domeen: Earth science
- Category: Oceanography
- Company: Marine Conservation Society
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