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DEPOT CREVASSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crevasse-splay deposit
1, record 1, English, crevasse%2Dsplay%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crevasse splay deposit 2, record 1, English, crevasse%20splay%20deposit
correct
- crevasse-splay sediment 3, record 1, English, crevasse%2Dsplay%20sediment
correct
- crevasse splay sediment 4, record 1, English, crevasse%20splay%20sediment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] sediments deposited to the side of a delta through a break in a river or distributary channel levee. 5, record 1, English, - crevasse%2Dsplay%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As the rivers flow through these flooded wetlands, they deposit extensive levee and crevasse splay sediments along the length of the valley ... Tributaries flowing into the valley develop fluvial-fan deltas along the margins of the valley. As a result, the alluvial fill of these wide valleys consists of mixed coarsening upward deltaic and crevasse splay deposits interbedded with fining upward channel deposits as well as organic-rich shales and coals. 6, record 1, English, - crevasse%2Dsplay%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The third overbank deposit present within the study area is crevasse-splay sediment associated with the current Mississippi River channel. 7, record 1, English, - crevasse%2Dsplay%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crevasse-splay sediment: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 1, English, - crevasse%2Dsplay%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dépôt de crevasse
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20de%20crevasse
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dépôt d'épandage de crevasse 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20d%27%C3%A9pandage%20de%20crevasse
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt alluvial de remplissage de crevasse 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20alluvial%20de%20remplissage%20de%20crevasse
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dépôt de crevasse; dépôt alluvial de remplissage de crevasse : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20de%20crevasse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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