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Record 1 2013-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Geology
DEF

[The] interval where sea level lies above the continental shelf edge ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Géologie
DEF

Intervalle de temps géologique dans un cycle eustatique pendant lequel le niveau marin est largement au-dessus de la bordure du bassin et couvre la rupture de pente côtière.

OBS

Si le niveau de la mer couvre la plate-forme continentale mais qu'il ne couvre pas la rupture de pente côtière, le niveau marin est considéré comme bas.

PHR

Haut niveau marin.

Spanish

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