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Record 1 2006-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

An enclosed area having no drainage outlet, from which water escapes only by evaporation, as in an arid region.

CONT

Shale (mudstone) layers and lateral facies changes help constrain the plumbing system for groundwater flow and may,along with local closed basins, produce stagnation zones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Bassin s'écoulant vers une dépression située dans aire d'influence et dont l'eau s'échappe par évaporation et percolation parce qu'il ne dispose pas d'exutoire.

CONT

La présence de shales (mudstones) et les changements latéraux de faciès contribuent à circonscrire le système de «plomberie» dans lequel s'écoulent les eaux souterraines et peuvent, tout comme les bassins locaux à circulation restreinte, engendrer la formation de zones de stagnation.

Spanish

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