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Record 1 2009-05-07

English

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

One of a series of inclined symmetrically arranged layers of a cross-bedding unit formed by deposition of sediments that rolled down a steep frontal slope of a delta or dune.

OBS

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

French

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

Au front [du delta] lui-même, les couches sont inclinées : lits frontaux («foreset-beds») qui avancent peu à peu et recouvrent au fur et à mesure les couches de fond.

CONT

Dans un delta, la déposition des matériaux s'organise selon une stratification particulière: des lits sommitaux, des lits frontaux et des lits de fond.

OBS

couche frontale; couche de front : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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