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MATURE STREAM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Marine Biology
- Fish
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- natal stream
1, record 1, English, natal%20stream
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Atlantic salmon remain in their natal stream for 2 to 3 years post hatch at which time they migrate to the sea or lake... The fish mature in the larger body of water and migrate back to their natal stream to spawn following 1 or 2 years of feeding and growth at sea or in the lake. 1, record 1, English, - natal%20stream
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Biologie marine
- Poissons
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cours d'eau natal
1, record 1, French, cours%20d%27eau%20natal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le saumon atlantique demeure dans son cours d'eau natal jusqu'à deux à trois ans après sa naissance, puis migre vers un milieu marin ou lacustre […] Le poisson se nourrit et grossit pendant un ou deux ans et atteint la maturité dans les grands plans d'eau marins ou lacustres, puis retourne à son cours d'eau natal pour frayer. 1, record 1, French, - cours%20d%27eau%20natal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-03-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Anti-pollution Measures
- Climate Change
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- post-combustion capture
1, record 2, English, post%2Dcombustion%20capture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- postcombustion capture 2, record 2, English, postcombustion%20capture
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This method involves separating CO2 from other flue gases in the power plant exhaust stream. Separation of CO2 by chemical absorption in a solvent(typically monoethanolamine) is a mature technology that has been used commercially on a smaller scale for over 60 years. 3, record 2, English, - post%2Dcombustion%20capture
Record 2, Key term(s)
- post combustion capture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mesures antipollution
- Changements climatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capture postcombustion
1, record 2, French, capture%20postcombustion
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- capture post-combustion 2, record 2, French, capture%20post%2Dcombustion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La capture postcombustion a pour objectif d'extraire le CO2 dilué dans les fumées de combustion et peut s'intégrer aux installations existantes. Le procédé le plus couramment utilisé est la capture du CO2 par un solvant, en général des amines. 3, record 2, French, - capture%20postcombustion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- meander
1, record 3, English, meander
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of a series of regular freely developing sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the course of a stream. 2, record 3, English, - meander
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A meander] is produced by a mature stream swinging from side to side as it flows across its flood plain or shifts its course laterally toward the convex side of an original curve. 2, record 3, English, - meander
Record 3, Key term(s)
- full meander
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- méandre
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9andre
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arc prononcé de tracé d'un cours d'eau, caractérisé par le sapement de la rive concave et l'accumulation des alluvions sur la rive convexe. [Définition normalisée par l'Office de la langue française du Québec.] 2, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9andre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[...] sinuosités arrondies et régulières décrites par un cours d'eau. 3, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9andre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On peut expliquer la formation [des méandres] par le fait que les cours d'eau ont tendance à emprunter les parcours de moindre résistance, de façon à réduire au minimum le travail qu'ils doivent effectuer le long d'une certaine pente avec une certaine charge de sédiments. [Ils] creusent la rive qu'ils frappent, et déposent des alluvions sur la rive qu'ils fuient. 3, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9andre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
méandre : terme normalisé par l'OLF. 4, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9andre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- meandro
1, record 3, Spanish, meandro
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Porción curva de un cauce de corriente sinuosa, consistente en dos giros consecutivos, uno en la dirección de las agujas del reloj y otro al contrario. 2, record 3, Spanish, - meandro
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