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HYPOPYCNAL FLOW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hypopycnal flow
1, record 1, English, hypopycnal%20flow
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hypopycnal inflow 2, record 1, English, hypopycnal%20inflow
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outflow from a river or coastal inlet in which a wedge of less dense water flows over the denser sea water. 3, record 1, English, - hypopycnal%20flow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hypopycnal flow is associated with a lower river water density entering a higher density standing water density in the basin. Under these conditions, the river water will flow out over the standing water gradually depositing the suspended clay portion of the sediment load to the prodelta. 4, record 1, English, - hypopycnal%20flow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courant hypopycnal
1, record 1, French, courant%20hypopycnal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- influx hypopycnal 2, record 1, French, influx%20hypopycnal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Influx] moins dense [dans lequel] la nappe d'eau douce s'étale à la surface du milieu récepteur. 2, record 1, French, - courant%20hypopycnal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les faciès sédimentaires observés dans les épandages proglaciaires subaquatiques constituant cette moraine en Hudsonie indiquent qu'ils ont été mis en place par des courants hypopycnaux, ce type de courants de fond étant très improbable dans le cas d'eaux de fonte glaciaire surgissant dans des eaux marines de salinité et densité élevées; [...] 3, record 1, French, - courant%20hypopycnal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
courant hypopycnal : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, French, - courant%20hypopycnal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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