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SUBMARINE CHIMNEY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-11-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Thermal Springs - Uses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- submarine vent
1, record 1, English, submarine%20vent
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- undersea vent 2, record 1, English, undersea%20vent
correct
- deep-sea vent 3, record 1, English, deep%2Dsea%20vent
correct
- submarine chimney 4, record 1, English, submarine%20chimney
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Undersea Vents. - ... Called "black smokers" (owing to their abundance of iron and sulfur), submarine vents are narrow crevices in the seafloor through which pressurized hot water (up to ~500 K) squirts like a Roman fountain. ... The heated water rich in metals leached from molten rocks below interacts with the much colder seawater above, creating strong thermal gradients that enhance energy flow. 2, record 1, English, - submarine%20vent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Volcanic submarine chimney constituted by very cracked torrents. Relatively to the surrounding depths, this structure presents an accidentated morphology with big slopes, vertical crack plans and some cavities. In the zones with a depressed bathymetry there are big blocks, rolled stones, small caves, very irregular and negative plans. 4, record 1, English, - submarine%20vent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
submarine vent: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - submarine%20vent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Thermalisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- évent sous-marin
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9vent%20sous%2Dmarin
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cheminée sous-marine 2, record 1, French, chemin%C3%A9e%20sous%2Dmarine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Source hydrothermale sous-marine. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9vent%20sous%2Dmarin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On trouve ces gîtes [sédimentaires exhalatifs (Sedex]) dans des roches sédimentaires marines, comme le shale, la grauwacke et le roches carbonatées, et on pense qu'ils seraient issus de l'écoulement de fluides hydrothermaux riches en zinc et en plomb par des évents sous-marins. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9vent%20sous%2Dmarin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
black smoker : Cheminée sous-marine déversant des fluides chauds formant des panaches riches en sulfures. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9vent%20sous%2Dmarin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
évent sous-marin : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9vent%20sous%2Dmarin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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