Aggradation is the term used in geology for the increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment. Aggradation occurs in areas in which the supply of sediment is greater than the amount of material that the system is able to transport. The mass balance between sediment being transported and sediment in the bed is described by the Exner ...
The process by which a stream's gradient steepens due to increased deposition of sediment.
The process of building up a surface by deposition of sediment.
Readjustment of the stream profile where the stream channel is raised by the deposition of bed load.
The geologic process by which various parts of the surface of the earth are raised in ELEVATION or built up by the deposition of material transported by water or wind.