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DELTA SOUS-MARIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subaqueous delta
1, record 1, English, subaqueous%20delta
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... lies seaward of the shoreline and forms below sea level. 2, record 1, English, - subaqueous%20delta
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sub-aqueous delta
- sub aqueous delta
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- delta sous-marin
1, record 1, French, delta%20sous%2Dmarin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- delta subaquatique 2, record 1, French, delta%20subaquatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le delta sous-marin [...] est donc la partie de l'édifice deltaïque constituée de l'ensemble des lobes d'épandage actuels et anciens d'un fleuve. Il s'édifie au droit d'une embouchure active[,] mais doit être considéré à l'échelle du delta. De plusieurs dizaines de mètres d'épaisseur, il est composé d'une partie sommitale, le front deltaïque (delta-front), et d'une partie basale, le prodelta [...] 1, record 1, French, - delta%20sous%2Dmarin
Record 1, Key term(s)
- delta sub-aquatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- submarine delta 1, record 2, English, submarine%20delta
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- delta sous-marin
1, record 2, French, delta%20sous%2Dmarin
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- delta profluviatile 1, record 2, French, delta%20profluviatile
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accumulation sédimentaire étendue située sur la plate-forme continentale dans le prolongement des vallées sous-marines des fleuves côtiers. 1, record 2, French, - delta%20sous%2Dmarin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- abanico submarino
1, record 2, Spanish, abanico%20submarino
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- delta submarina 2, record 2, Spanish, delta%20submarina
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acumulación de materiales en las proximidades de la desembocadura de un cañon submarino. 1, record 2, Spanish, - abanico%20submarino
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