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shoulder
The hillslope position that forms the uppermost inclined surface near the top of a slope. If present, it comprises the transition zone from backslope to summit. This position is dominantly convex in profile and erosional in origin.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Earth science
- Category: Soil science
- Company: Soil Science Society of America
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Creator
- Bob Adams
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