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DESERT PLAIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pediplain
1, record 1, English, pediplain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pediplane 2, record 1, English, pediplane
correct, less frequent
- desert peneplain 1, record 1, English, desert%20peneplain%20
correct
- desert plain 3, record 1, English, desert%20plain%20
correct
- panfan 4, record 1, English, panfan
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock-cut erosion surface formed in a desert by the coalescence of two or more pediments. 5, record 1, English, - pediplain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The almost featureless desert surface produced at the end of arid cycle of erosion is called desert peneplain … In fact, a graded surface is formed through the process of pedimentation. This graded surface has been named differently by various geomorphologists as panfan by A.C. Lawson (1915), pediplain by L.C. King, pediplane by A.D. Howard, etc. 6, record 1, English, - pediplain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Lawson used the term panfan to designate the termination of the state of geomorphic development in an arid region in the same way the peneplain is found at the end stage of the general process of degradation in a humid region. 7, record 1, English, - pediplain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pediplain; pediplane; desert peneplain; desert plain; panfan: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 1, English, - pediplain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pédiplaine
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9diplaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pédiments coalescents 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A9diments%20coalescents
masculine noun, plural
- pédiments soudés 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A9diments%20soud%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aplanissement formé par le développement de «pédiments» contigus qui arasent toute une région. 3, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9diplaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «pénéplaine», qui désigne une plaine n'étant pas absolument dépourvue de relief. 4, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9diplaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pédiplaine; pédiments coalescents; pédiments soudés : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9diplaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pedillanura
1, record 1, Spanish, pedillanura
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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