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DEPRESSION PERIPHERIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rim syncline
1, record 1, English, rim%20syncline
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- peripheral sink 2, record 1, English, peripheral%20sink
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In salt tectonics, a local depression that develops as a border around a salt dome, as the salt in the underlying strata is displaced toward the dome. 2, record 1, English, - rim%20syncline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rim syncline: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - rim%20syncline
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- synclinal bordier
1, record 1, French, synclinal%20bordier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dépression périphérique 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pression%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Synclinal annulaire entourant un dôme de sel ou un diapir. 3, record 1, French, - synclinal%20bordier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
synclinal bordier; dépression périphérique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - synclinal%20bordier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inner lowland
1, record 2, English, inner%20lowland
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- inner vale 2, record 2, English, inner%20vale
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A depression formed in the less resistant rocks that separate an "oldland" from a cuesta landscape. 3, record 2, English, - inner%20lowland
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The belt of weak rock between the inner cuesta and the partly exhumed oldland or backland is the inner lowland. 4, record 2, English, - inner%20lowland
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dépression périphérique
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9pression%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-09-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- forebulge collapse
1, record 3, English, forebulge%20collapse
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- peripheral bulge collapse 2, record 3, English, peripheral%20bulge%20collapse
correct
- bulge collapse 3, record 3, English, bulge%20collapse
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On deglaciation, ... the forebulge collapses. ... Finally, collapse of the forebulge is shown by the rapid sea level rise in the north east U.S.A. (where the bulge exceeded 80 m), and by geodetic survey in the Great Lakes region. 4, record 3, English, - forebulge%20collapse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term used in the Decade of North American Geology, Volume 1, Chapter 8. 5, record 3, English, - forebulge%20collapse
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- enfoncement périphérique
1, record 3, French, enfoncement%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- dépression périphérique 2, record 3, French, d%C3%A9pression%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Creux rarement continu qui entoure un bouclier ou un massif ancien lorsqu'une série sédimentaire commençant par des roches meubles recouvre le contact bouclier-bassin sédimentaire. 3, record 3, French, - enfoncement%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on peut dire que par rapport à un géoïde moyen immuable, l'émergence au centre est de 107 cm/siècle, et qu'elle s'accompagne d'un enfoncement périphérique qui peut atteindre 25 cm/siècle. 4, record 3, French, - enfoncement%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «enfoncement périphérique» réfère à l'enfoncement du bourrelet périphérique. 5, record 3, French, - enfoncement%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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