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Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

In geology, Baer's law, named after Karl Ernst von Baer, says that, because of the rotation of the Earth, in the Northern Hemisphere, erosion occurs mostly on the right banks of rivers and in the Southern Hemisphere on the left banks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Théorie qui attribue à la rotation terrestre l'érosion latérale et le déplacement vers la droite des cours d'eau.

Spanish

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