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SHIFTING BED [2 records]

Record 1 1996-10-16

English

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

Stream bed, the topography of which changes with time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Lit dont la topographie change avec le temps. S'il s'agit d'une modification du tracé, on dit «lit divaguant».

Key term(s)
  • lit divaguant

Spanish

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

Lecho de un curso de agua cuya topografía cambia con el tiempo.

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
OBS

BT-44

Spanish

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