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GLACIAL CARVED VALLEY [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A deep, flat-floored, steep-sided "U-shaped valley" leading down from a cirque, and excavated by an alpine glacier that has widened, deepened, and straightened a preglacial river valley; EX Yosemite Valley, Calif.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Vallée en U caractérisée par un fond large et souvent plat.

CONT

[Une auge glaciaire est une] vallée modelée par une langue glaciaire [...]; se définit surtout par le profil transversal, caractérisé par la raideur de la partie moyenne des versants («vallée en U»); sa régularité confère à chaque segment de vallée un calibrage très poussé [...]

Spanish

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