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MARE TEMPORAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 1996-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Lake bed found in arid or desert regions in the lowest part of an enclosed valley whose drainage is centripetal or inward.

OBS

The lake is usually dry, except after heavy rainstorms, when it may be covered by a thin sheet of water which quickly disappears through evaporation and/or infiltration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Fond de lac qu'on trouve dans des régions arides ou désertiques tout au fond d'une vallée endoréïque.

OBS

La mare est en général à sec, sauf après de fortes averses, où peut y stagner quelque temps une mince couche d'eau qui disparaît rapidement par évaporation et/ou infiltration.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Lecho del lago, que suele encontrarse en regiones áridas o desérticas, en la parte más baja de un valle cerrado con drenaje centrípeto interior.

OBS

El lago está habitualmente seco, excepto después de tormentas intensas, en que puede quedar cubierto por una delgada lámina de agua, que desaparece rápidamente por evaporación y/o infiltración.

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