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FLUVIAL MORPHOLOGY [2 records]

Record 1 2020-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

Fluvial morphology results from dynamic interactions between water and sediment over the range of flows that transport, erode, and deposit sediment within a watershed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

La reconnaissance de la forme principale où évolue le cours d'eau (morphologie fluviale) permet de rendre compte de l'espace qui peut être sollicité par les processus fluviaux lors d'événements extrêmes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Science of the formation of beds and flood plains and of forms of streams by the action of water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Science de la formation des lits des cours d'eau et des plaines d'inondations sous l'action des eaux : étude de leurs formes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Ciencia que trata de la formación de cauces y zonas de inundación, y de las formas de dichos caudales por la acción del agua.

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