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endorheism [2 records]

Record 1 2012-04-13

English

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

The condition of a region in which little or none of the surface drainage reaches the sea.

CONT

Storm water flowing down the plateau edges reaches sand-blocked fossil valley bottoms where it accumulates into small pools and subsequently recharges the underlying aquifer. This hydrographic feature, called endoreism, is ubiquitous in this region: it is induced by gentle slopes, aeolian sand deposits and the small annual number of rainfall events.

French

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

Fait, pour une région, de ne pas avoir d'écoulement des eaux vers une mer ouverte.

CONT

L'endoréisme est une conséquence du relief (cuvettes fermées), du climat (forte évaporation), des sols (perméabilité, fortes infiltrations). Le centre de l'Eurasie est le principal domaine de l'endoréisme [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Aguas que por estar alojadas en cuencas cerradas no tienen desagüe.

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Record 2 2010-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A drainage system that does not extend to the ocean.

CONT

The closed drainage systems are in many cases the result of continental rifting ...

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Type de drainage caractérisé par l'absence d'écoulement direct ou indirect des eaux vers l'océan.

CONT

Ces réseaux de drainage endoréique sont dans de nombreux cas le résultat d'une séparation des continents [...]

OBS

écoulement endoréique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la terre.

Key term(s)
  • drainage endorhéique
  • écoulement endorhéique

Spanish

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