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Record 1 2012-02-22

English

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

A spring formed at the intersection of the land surface and a permeable water-bearing formation overlying a less permeable formation.

French

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

Source dont l'eau sort à l'affleurement d'une formation perméable et d'une formation sous-jacente relativement imperméable.

CONT

Les sources d'affleurement [...] résultent de l'intersection de la couche imperméable de base de la nappe phréatique par la surface topographique [...]

Spanish

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

Fuente donde el agua fluye de una formación permeable que se extiende sobre un lecho relativamente impermeable.

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