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SUBAQUEOUS DUNE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-05-20

English

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

An underwater mound or ridge of loose sand built up by water currents.

French

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

Les chenaux, les dunes subaquatiques et les surfaces d'érosion affleurantes fournissent une rugosité de fond suffisante à la génération de turbulence et donc de nuages de sédiment en suspension.

Spanish

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

Formaciones del lecho, de perfil triangular y con una suave pendiente aguas arriba, que avanzan en la dirección de la corriente, debido al movimiento del sedimento que sube por la pendiente aguas arriba y se deposita en la empinada pendiente aguas abajo. Las dunas se mueven en la dirección de la corriente.

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