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UNDERNOURISHED BASIN [1 record]

Record 1 2008-11-06

English

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

A sedimentary basin in which rate of subsidence exceeds rate of sedimentation.

OBS

starved basin: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Starved marine basin.

French

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

bassin à faible sédimentation; bassin à faible remplissage sédimentaire; bassin maigre : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Bassin marin à faible taux de sédimentation.

Spanish

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