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MATERIAUX TRANSPORT GLACIAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drift
1, record 1, English, drift
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... rock material (clay, silt, sand, gravel, boulders) transported and deposited by a glacier and deposited directly by or from the ice, or by running water emanating from a glacier. 1, record 1, English, - drift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Drift includes unstratified material (till) that forms moraines, and stratified deposits that form outwash plains, eskers, kames, varves, glaciofluvial sediments, etc. 1, record 1, English, - drift
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glacio-sédimentaire
1, record 1, French, glacio%2Ds%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- matériau de transport glaciaire 2, record 1, French, mat%C3%A9riau%20de%20transport%20glaciaire
correct, masculine noun
- apport glaciaire 3, record 1, French, apport%20glaciaire
masculine noun
- dépôt glaciaire 4, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20glaciaire
masculine noun
- sédiment glaciaire 5, record 1, French, s%C3%A9diment%20glaciaire
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sédiment lié à l'action glaciaire qui peut être mis en place directement par la glace, ou par les eaux de fonte. 6, record 1, French, - glacio%2Ds%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sédiment glaciaire; glacio-sédimentaire; matériau de transport glaciaire; apport glaciaire : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 7, record 1, French, - glacio%2Ds%C3%A9dimentaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sédiments glaciaires
- matériaux de transport glaciaire
- apports glaciaires
- glacio-sédimentaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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