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SUBSIDING SHELF [1 record]

Record 1 2009-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Tectonics
CONT

Margin dams are a part of both constructional-subsiding passive shelves and active margins, but they are an additional element. When these barriers bound a subsiding shelf, the sediment accumulation can be much thicker than on an open shelf because seaward transport was blocked.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Tectonique
CONT

Le Viséen inférieur est représenté [...] par des dépôts détritiques de plateforme subsidente [...]

OBS

subsidence : Enfoncement progressif, régulier ou saccadé, pendant une assez longue période, du fond d'un bassin sédimentaire, marin ou non. C'est ce phénomène qui permet en particulier l'accumulation sur de fortes épaisseurs de sédiments qui se sont cependant formés sous une faible profondeur d'eau. Adjectif : subsident,e.

OBS

plate-forme subsidente : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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