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DYNAMIC BASIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- arch
1, record 1, English, arch
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- swell 1, record 1, English, swell
correct, noun
- arch structure 2, record 1, English, arch%20structure
correct
- structural arch 3, record 1, English, structural%20arch
correct
- basement high 4, record 1, English, basement%20high
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A broad, open anticlinal fold of a regional scale. 1, record 1, English, - arch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
e.g. the Cincinnati Arch. 1, record 1, English, - arch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the Australian Georgina Basin deposit is related to a form of dynamic upwelling caused by currents moving over basement highs... 5, record 1, English, - arch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The mid-crustal transition varies in depth from 9 to 12 km beneath spread B-D in the general form of a basement high or possible arch structure. 2, record 1, English, - arch
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bombement
1, record 1, French, bombement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- voussure 1, record 1, French, voussure
correct, feminine noun
- structure dorsale 2, record 1, French, structure%20dorsale
correct, feminine noun
- crête de roche-mère 3, record 1, French, cr%C3%AAte%20de%20roche%2Dm%C3%A8re
feminine noun
- hauteur de socle 4, record 1, French, hauteur%20de%20socle
feminine noun
- hauteur du socle 4, record 1, French, hauteur%20du%20socle
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déformation à grand rayon de courbure, en relation avec des mouvements verticaux de la lithosphère. 1, record 1, French, - bombement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le dépôt du bassin de Georgina, en Australie, est associé à une forme de remontée dynamique des eaux causée par des courants passant au-dessus de hauteurs du socle [...] 4, record 1, French, - bombement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La transition du centre de la croûte varie en profondeur de 9 à 12 km entre le dispositif B-D, suivant en cela la forme générale d'une crête de roche-mère ou d'une possibilité de structure dorsale. 3, record 1, French, - bombement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-11-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- static basin
1, record 2, English, static%20basin
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "dynamic basin. " 1, record 2, English, - static%20basin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bassin statique
1, record 2, French, bassin%20statique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des bassins statiques [sont des bassins] dans lesquels le milieu n'est que peu modifié par des phénomènes structuraux [...] Les bassins statiques [...] se situent généralement dans des aires cratoniques non affectées, ou faiblement affectées, par la tectonique cassante; [...] 1, record 2, French, - bassin%20statique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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