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NEAR-SURFACE GEOLOGY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subsurface geology
1, record 1, English, subsurface%20geology
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- near-surface geology 2, record 1, English, near%2Dsurface%20geology
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The study of rocks that lie beneath the surface of the earth. 3, record 1, English, - subsurface%20geology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... various side scan sonars, single beam or multi-beam echo sounders are also deployed to obtain information on the seabed near-surface geology. 4, record 1, English, - subsurface%20geology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
near-surface geology: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - subsurface%20geology
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- géologie de subsurface
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9ologie%20de%20subsurface
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- géologie à faible profondeur 2, record 1, French, g%C3%A9ologie%20%C3%A0%20faible%20profondeur
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en même temps que se développait l'utilisation des méthodes de prospection géophysiques, prenait naissance une géologie nouvelle, dite géologie de subsurface dont le but est de tirer des forages les informations de tous ordres pouvant être fournies par les assises que ces ouvrages traversent (âge, nature, épaisseur, origine, extension, déformations, etc.) et d'étendre, en les précisant, les indications fournies par les études géologiques de surface. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9ologie%20de%20subsurface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
géologie de subsurface : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9ologie%20de%20subsurface
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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