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FOREBULGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forebulge collapse
1, record 1, English, forebulge%20collapse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- peripheral bulge collapse 2, record 1, English, peripheral%20bulge%20collapse
correct
- bulge collapse 3, record 1, English, bulge%20collapse
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On deglaciation,... the forebulge collapses.... Finally, collapse of the forebulge is shown by the rapid sea level rise in the north east U. S. A.(where the bulge exceeded 80 m), and by geodetic survey in the Great Lakes region. 4, record 1, English, - forebulge%20collapse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term used in the Decade of North American Geology, Volume 1, Chapter 8. 5, record 1, English, - forebulge%20collapse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enfoncement périphérique
1, record 1, French, enfoncement%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dépression périphérique 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pression%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Creux rarement continu qui entoure un bouclier ou un massif ancien lorsqu'une série sédimentaire commençant par des roches meubles recouvre le contact bouclier-bassin sédimentaire. 3, record 1, French, - enfoncement%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on peut dire que par rapport à un géoïde moyen immuable, l'émergence au centre est de 107 cm/siècle, et qu'elle s'accompagne d'un enfoncement périphérique qui peut atteindre 25 cm/siècle. 4, record 1, French, - enfoncement%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «enfoncement périphérique» réfère à l'enfoncement du bourrelet périphérique. 5, record 1, French, - enfoncement%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- forebulge
1, record 2, English, forebulge
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- peripheral bulge 2, record 2, English, peripheral%20bulge
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... elastic upward bending of the crust beyond the zone of proglacial depression. 3, record 2, English, - forebulge
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The early Famennian depocenters are interpreted to be the result of back-bulge basin development behind a forebulge(peripheral bulge) in response to intensification of the Acadian orogeny. 4, record 2, English, - forebulge
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
peripheral bulge: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - forebulge
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bourrelet périphérique
1, record 2, French, bourrelet%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bourrelet qui entoure certains polygones périglaciaires à centre concave, et d'autres à centre convexe. 2, record 2, French, - bourrelet%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a souvent prétendu qu'un bourrelet périphérique, dû à la matière déplacée dans l'asthénosphère, entourait la dépression créée par la calotte. 3, record 2, French, - bourrelet%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bourrelet périphérique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - bourrelet%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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