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DRY LAKE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Biogeography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- playa
1, record 1, English, playa
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dry lake 2, record 1, English, dry%20lake
correct
- vloer 2, record 1, English, vloer
correct
- kavir 2, record 1, English, kavir
correct
- takir 2, record 1, English, takir
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A term used in SW U.S. for a dry, vegetation-free, flat area at the lowest part of an undrained desert basin underlain by stratified clay, silt, or sand, and commonly by soluble salts. 2, record 1, English, - playa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the monmarine setting, large desert salt lakes and inland sabkhas or playas are important in desert and semiarid areas. 3, record 1, English, - playa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name [playa] was first applied to the arid basin-and-range province of the western USA, but is now used to describe such areas throughout the world. 4, record 1, English, - playa
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Biogéographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- playa
1, record 1, French, playa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone d'épandage alluvial située à l'aval d'un glacis ou d'un pédiment auquel elle se raccorde insensiblement. 2, record 1, French, - playa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le centre d'une telle cuvette d'accumulation terminale est fréquemment occupé par une sebkha. 2, record 1, French, - playa
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Biogeografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- playa
1, record 1, Spanish, playa
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-10-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dry lake 1, record 2, English, dry%20lake
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lac asséché
1, record 2, French, lac%20ass%C3%A9ch%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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