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Record 1 2011-06-06

English

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

An alluvial fan with steep slopes formed of loose material washed down the slopes of mountains by ephemeral streams and deposited as a conical mass of low slope at the mouth of a gorge.

OBS

An alluvial fan differs from an alluvial cone in having greater width in proportion to its thickness and in showing signs of stratification.

Key term(s)
  • dejection cone
  • detritus cone

French

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

Cône alluvial à pente très accentuée, érigé par un torrent.

CONT

Un torrent comprend trois parties [...] : le bassin de réception [...]; le chenal d'écoulement [...]; le cône de déjection, lieu essentiel du dépôt des matériaux enlevés (sédimentation). [...] le cône de déjection, en s'agrandissant, repousse, contre le versant opposé, le lit de la rivière dans laquelle il aboutit.

OBS

cône de déjection : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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

Depósitos de tierras, arena, gravilla y cantos que se forman en el punto en que un torrente llega al valle o en cualquier situación en la que su velocidad sea lo suficientemente reducida para causar dichos depósitos. Está formado por materiales procedentes de zonas con pendientes más escarpadas que la de un cono aluvial.

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Record 2 1999-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

A cone or mound of ice or snow on a glacier, covered with a veneer of debris thick enough to protect the underlying material from the ablation that has lowered the surrounding surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Cône [de glace ou de neige] de quelques décimètres de hauteur, recouvert de boue ou de gravier [...]

OBS

Le terme «cône couvert» peut aussi traduire «debris cone», mais il a un sens générique.

Key term(s)
  • cône couvert

Spanish

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