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Driving Force

Driving force names the energy source that keeps an earth process going. Wikipedia lists "rainfall; bedrock wear in rivers; coastal erosion by the sea and waves; glacial plucking, abrasion, and scour" among the agents that drive erosion forward. This dimension groups processes powered by the same underlying force.

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the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features generated by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near Earth's surface 1
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1. Geomorphology (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationGeomorphology, lead section (process-discipline bucket)
Quote, Geomorphology, lead section (process-discipline bucket)
the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features generated by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near Earth's surface
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