Sadler effect

English

Etymology

Named after American geologist Peter Sadler.

Noun

Sadler effect (uncountable)

  1. (geology) The appearance of lower sedimentation rates in stratigraphic sections covering greater amounts of time, as a result of the relative rarity of geologic events that remove large amounts of sediment.
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