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HYDROLOGIE FLUVIALE [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Branche de l'hydrologie dont l'objet essentiel est l'étude des régimes fluviaux, des débits et de leurs variations.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

That branch of hydrology dealing with surface streams and their regime.

OBS

[This science] includes fluvial dynamics and all the phenomena related to erosion of and sedimentation on the stream bed.

OBS

According to the Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, "potamology" is "The study of rivers," whereas "fluviology" is "A science dealing with watercourses." The Oxford English Dictionary defines "potamology" as "The scientific study of rivers," and "fluviology" as "The facts and conditions relating to a river or river-system," giving "potamology" as a synonym. In French, both the "Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse" and the "Le Grand Robert" give "potamologie" and "hydrologie fluviale" as perfect synonyms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Branche de l'hydrologie dont l'objet essentiel est l'étude des régimes fluviaux, des débits et de leurs variations.

OBS

Cette science étudie toutes les questions relatives aux eaux courantes, tant du point de vue biologique (potamobiologie) que physique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Rama de la hidrología que estudia las corrientes superficiales y su régimen. Incluye la dinámica fluvial y todos los fenómenos relacionados con la erosión y sedimentación en el lecho de la corriente.

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