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BASE LEVEL EROSION [1 record]

Record 1 2012-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Soil Science
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

The level below which a land surface cannot be eroded by running water.

CONT

For a stream, a base level is defined as the point below which the stream cannot erode.

Key term(s)
  • baselevel of erosion
  • erosion baselevel
  • baselevel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Science du sol
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Niveau au-dessous duquel la surface du sol ne peut plus être érodée par l'eau courante.

CONT

Le creusement par les eaux courantes a lieu de l'aval vers l'amont, en partant d'un point fixe au bas de la pente, qui est le niveau de base.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Nivel de la superficie del terreno por debajo del cual ésta no puede ser erosionada por las corrientes de agua.

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