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SUB-AQUEOUS DELTA [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

... lies seaward of the shoreline and forms below sea level.

Key term(s)
  • sub-aqueous delta
  • sub aqueous delta

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Le delta sous-marin [...] est donc la partie de l'édifice deltaïque constituée de l'ensemble des lobes d'épandage actuels et anciens d'un fleuve. Il s'édifie au droit d'une embouchure active[,] mais doit être considéré à l'échelle du delta. De plusieurs dizaines de mètres d'épaisseur, il est composé d'une partie sommitale, le front deltaïque (delta-front), et d'une partie basale, le prodelta [...]

Key term(s)
  • delta sub-aquatique

Spanish

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