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Record 1 2003-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
DEF

... a soil profile in which upper horizons are missing.

CONT

Many times, especially on cultivated land, serious erosion has occurred and as a result a truncated profile is encountered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
CONT

[L'érosion] peut provoquer soit un mélange d'horizons meubles préalablement superposés, soit une disparition de ces horizons meubles, mettant à nu des horizons profonds plus durs : il s'agit de «profils tronqués».

OBS

Le profil est «tronqué» ou «décapité» quand l'érosion a enlevé un ou plusieurs horizons superficiels [...]

Spanish

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