Bedload

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Definition of Bedload:
Sediment transport mode in which individual particles either roll or slide along the seabed as a shallow, mobile layer a few particle diameters deep.[1].
This is the common definition for Bedload, other definitions can be discussed in the article

References

  1. CIRIA (1996). Beach management manual. CIRIA Report 153.

See also

  1. Coastal Hydrodynamics And Transport Processes