subsidence -- n. The sudden sinking or gradual downward settling of the Earth's surface with little or no horizontal motion.
syncline -- A fold of rock layers that is convex downwards. Antonym of anticline.
Possible causes include a rise in sea level or subsidence.
Transpiration:
A process of plants removing water from the soil and releasing it into the atmosphere through their leaves.
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Ground-water withdrawals in the region are also causing other environmental problems such as land subsidence and contamination of existing wells due to nitrate leaching.
This is commonly expressed by all the overlying units pushing downward on the now compressed reservoir rocks, giving rise to progressive surface subsidence.
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Fault Block Mountain:
A mountain mass created either by the uplift of land between faults or the subsidence of land outside the faults.
Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District (U.S.)
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Landscapes are also lowered by subsidence, either due to tectonics or physical changes in underlying sedimentary deposits. These processes are each influenced differently by climate, ecology, and human activity.
agriculture fertilization and yield monitoring; forestry; utility services; intelligent transportation systems; civil engineering projects; unmanned aerial vehicles; automated continuous monitoring of landslides, avalanches, ground subsidence, ...
storm evacuation map See: map, storm evacuation subsidence Decrease in the elevation of land surface due to tectonic, seismic, or artificial forces, without removal of surface material.
 See also: Surface, Area, Environment, Information, Region
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