Usage examples (9)

• So, to counter the subsidence there is up-building -- called aggradation.
• Glen Canyon dam to the north of the park has noticeably reduced the rate of water flow down the Colorado River course, and changed the seasonal pattern of sediment...
• Such extraordinary aggradation typically buries or severely damages infrastructure, triggers channel instability, reduces the ability of channels to convey water, and...
• Comparative studies with other volcanoes show that such extraordinary sediment delivery commonly leads to drastic aggradation of riverbeds and valley floors; for...