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DEEP WATER [4 records]

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Record 1 2020-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Oceanography
CONT

The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These two regions don't mix except in certain special areas. The ocean currents, the movement of the ocean in the surface layer, are driven mostly by the wind. In certain areas near the polar oceans, the colder surface water also gets saltier due to evaporation or sea ice formation. In these regions, the surface water becomes dense enough to sink to the ocean depths. This pumping of surface water into the deep ocean forces the deep water to move horizontally until it can find an area on the world where it can rise back to the surface and close the current loop. This usually occurs in the equatorial ocean, mostly in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This very large, slow current is called the thermohaline circulation because it is caused by temperature and salinity (haline) variations.

Key term(s)
  • deep waters

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Eau de mer dérivant et circulant à des profondeurs comprises entre 2 000 et 4 000 m.

OBS

eau profonde : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • eaux profondes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Aguas cuya profundidad supera la semilongitud de onda de las olas.

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Record 2 2003-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

Water which extends for downward, in a relative sense.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
CONT

Les «eaux profondes» ou «profondum» de Posepny, eaux sous-jacentes [aux eaux d'écoulement], ne circulent plus que lentement par un mouvement de diffusion de toute l'eau d'imbibition de la roche et des pores. Ce sont donc des eaux profondes, stagnantes, eaux mortes, eaux fossiles, soustraites à l'influence de l'hydrodynamisme.

OBS

eau profonde : terme généralement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • eaux profondes

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Polo
Key term(s)
  • deep end of the pool

French

Domaine(s)
  • Water-polo

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Polo acuático
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Record 4 2001-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
OBS

Rules/refereeing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
OBS

Règlements/arbitrage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de remo
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