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SCOUR FILL [2 records]

Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A process of alternate excavation and refilling of a channel.

CONT

Nearly all streams, large and small, are undergoing this scour-and-fill process.

Key term(s)
  • scour-and-fill
  • scour and fill process

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Creusement au fond du lit de chenaux qui seront comblés ultérieurement.

CONT

[...] alternances locales de creusement et de remblaiement.

CONT

[...] figures alternantes d'affouillement et de colmatage.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A sedimentary structure consisting of a small erosional channel, generally ellipsoidal, that is subsequently filled ...

CONT

The oolitic hematite beds show many shallow water sedimentary features such as crossbedding, ripple-marks, scour-and-fill structures, worm burrows, and abraded fossil fragments.

OBS

scour-and-fill structure: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • scour and fill structure
  • scour-and-fill

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Creusement au fond du lit de chenaux qui seront comblés ultérieurement.

CONT

[...] alternances locales de creusement et de remblaiement.

OBS

figures alternantes d'affouillement et de colmatage : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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