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HORSESHOE DUNE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A gently sloping, moving sand dune having a crescent shape with horns pointing downwind and lying transverse to the direction of the prevailing winds.

CONT

Barchans ... occur only on hard desert surfaces with sparse supplies of sand ...

Key term(s)
  • barcan

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Dune de sable mobile, sous forme de croissant, et dont les crêtes pointent vers la direction du vent.

CONT

La barkhane est une forme mobile dans une région plate où le sable n'est pas très abondant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Duna con aspecto de media luna, movediza, que se forma sobre suelos firmes.

CONT

Cuando un suelo coherente y liso está cubierto por un manto de arena poco importante, los vientos dominantes pueden formar dunas muy movedizas de un tipo particular: los barjanes.

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