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GRAIN SIZE SIGNATURE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Modelling (Mathematics)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Dredging
CONT

This well-sorted sediment is composed mainly of very fine sand (3-4 phi); the grain-size "signature" of the sediment of the region is thus easily identifiable.

Key term(s)
  • grain size signature

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modélisation (Mathématique)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Dragage
CONT

Ces sédiments bien triés sont constitués principalement de sables très fins (3-4 phi), de sorte que la «signature granulométrique» des sédiments de la région est facilement identifiable.

Spanish

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