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PROGLACIAL CHANNEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ice-marginal channel
1, record 1, English, ice%2Dmarginal%20channel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ice marginal channel 2, record 1, English, ice%20marginal%20channel
correct
- ice-marginal valley 3, record 1, English, ice%2Dmarginal%20valley
correct
- proglacial channel 4, record 1, English, proglacial%20channel
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] channel cut by a meltwater stream flowing along the margin of a glacier. 5, record 1, English, - ice%2Dmarginal%20channel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Depending on its relationship to modern drainage patterns, a particular ice-marginal channel may or may not contain a modern stream. 6, record 1, English, - ice%2Dmarginal%20channel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ice marginal valley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vallée proglaciaire
1, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20proglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vallée marginale glaciaire 2, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20marginale%20glaciaire
feminine noun
- vallée marginale 1, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20marginale
feminine noun
- chenal proglaciaire 3, record 1, French, chenal%20proglaciaire
masculine noun
- chenal pro-glaciaire 4, record 1, French, chenal%20pro%2Dglaciaire
masculine noun
- pradolina 1, record 1, French, pradolina
feminine noun
- urstromtal 1, record 1, French, urstromtal
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grande vallée parallèle au retrait du front de l'inlandsis, souvent disposée en groupes coalescents qui correspondent aux stades du recul glaciaire. 1, record 1, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20proglaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
proglaciaire : Qualifie un phénomène ou une action distaux, situés au-delà et sous la marge ou à la base du front glaciaire sans lui toucher. 1, record 1, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20proglaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pradolina : terme d'origine polonaise; urstromtal : terme d'origine allemande. 3, record 1, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20proglaciaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Glaciología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- canal proglaciar
1, record 1, Spanish, canal%20proglaciar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pradolina 2, record 1, Spanish, pradolina
feminine noun
- urstromtal 2, record 1, Spanish, urstromtal
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lecho excavado por la corriente de los cursos de agua formados por las aguas de fusión en el frente de los glaciares o en la margen de la zona de ablación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - canal%20proglaciar
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