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(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface

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(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species

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an abrupt transition

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taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

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Saltating grains retain more of their kinetic energy on hard surfaces (McKenna Neuman 1989), causing the saltating grains to bounce higher and travel further on frozen surfaces than they could on loose sand.

Contemporary geomorphic processes and change on Lake Michigan coastal dunes: an example from Hoffmaster State Park, Michigan

However, under the impact of saltating sand grains, they can roll along the ground.

Chapter 18: Soil conservation

Upon impact, saltating particles can kick other grains of sand into the air.

Shifting sands: dunes hold heaps of material--and climate clues, too

For ease of discussion, surface and sediment undispersed sizes classes are grouped as coarse (>5-0.25 mm), medium (0.25-0.02 mm), and suspended (<0.02 mm), to represent the rolling (or contact) bedload, saltating bedload, and suspended load classes, respectively, used by Walker et al.

Management practices for control of runoff losses from cotton furrows under storm rainfall. I. Runoff and sediment on a black Vertosol

All three are initiated by bouncing, or saltating, soil particles.

Reducing airborne dust particles

Snow particles that are too heavy to be suspended in the air move by bounding or intermittently jumping (saltating) along the surface.

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