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Record 1 1989-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

The area downstream of a parent rock or formation where loose fragments or grains (e.g. glacial erratics, specific mineral grains), derived from it, are found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
CONT

En utilisant les données de Dionne (1981) et de Prichonnet (1982) on démontre l'allure exponentielle du train de dispersion selon une direction NNW-SSE.

OBS

Contexte tiré de «Glaciations et déglaciations du Wisconsinien dans le Sud du Québec (région de Montréal)», rapport d'excursion A7/C7, INQUA, 1987.

Spanish

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