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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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A large volume, rapid, down-slope under water current, usually generated by a seismic disturbance, which causes a slumping of sediment on the slope and starts a flow of sediment and water.  3, record 1, English, - turbidity%20current

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With the increased density of the sediment-water mixture the flow increases and picks up additional sediment and velocity.  3, record 1, English, - turbidity%20current

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Courant sous-marin charriant à forte vitesse (plusieurs dizaines de km/h) des particules en suspension faites d'argile, de limon et de sable mêlés, et s'écoulant sur le lit des canyons en traversant des couches de densité moindre.  2, record 1, French, - courant%20de%20turbidit%C3%A9

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[Les vases sur le talus continental], du fait de la pente, sont en équilibre plus ou moins stable et il arrive que par leur accumulation excessive ou à la suite d'un tremblement de terre (ou d'un autre phénomène) des décollements aient lieu. La vase est alors mise en suspension et il en résulte une augmentation de la densité des eaux; l'eau trouble migre, en conséquence, vers le bas : ce sont les «courants de turbidité» [...]  3, record 1, French, - courant%20de%20turbidit%C3%A9

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Masa de agua densa, con materiales detríticos, que desciende por las pendientes lacustres u oceánicas.  2, record 1, Spanish, - corriente%20de%20turbidez

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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A density current, generally a highly heated mixture of volcanic gases and ash, traveling down the flanks of a volcano or along the surface of the ground; produced by the explosive disintegration of viscous lava in a volcanic crater, or by the explosive emission of gas-charged ash from a fissure or group of fissures.  4, record 2, English, - ash%20flow

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Pyroclastic flows include a wide range of phenomena, from ignimbrites... to block-and-ash flows... The flow originates by the gravitational collapse of a dense, turbulent, eruption column at the source vent and moves down-slope as a coherent flow.  5, record 2, English, - ash%20flow

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... Japanese Kuroko deposits are associated with Miocene volcanics ... Their host rocks are acid pyroclastic flows which are also centred on domes, particularly those showing evidence of explosive activity ...  6, record 2, English, - ash%20flow

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Where the ash matrix is the dominant component, the term "ash-flow" is applied by American authors, although British authors prefer to use the term "pyroclastic flow."  5, record 2, English, - ash%20flow

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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Les petites coulées [...] sont liées à des volcans préexistants; leur coulée pyroclastique proprement dite, c'est-à-dire la partie qui se déplace au ras du sol, est accompagnée d'une nuée aérienne [...]  3, record 2, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20de%20pyroclastites

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Coulées de cendres felsiques.  1, record 2, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20de%20pyroclastites

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish