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DOWNWASTING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- downwasting
1, record 1, English, downwasting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- glacier downwasting 2, record 1, English, glacier%20downwasting
correct
- glacial downwasting 3, record 1, English, glacial%20downwasting
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The diminishing of glacier ice in thickness during ablation. 4, record 1, English, - downwasting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- amaigrissement
1, record 1, French, amaigrissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- amaigrissement du glacier 2, record 1, French, amaigrissement%20du%20glacier
correct, masculine noun
- amaigrissement glaciaire 3, record 1, French, amaigrissement%20glaciaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diminution du volume d'un glacier durant la période d'ablation. 4, record 1, French, - amaigrissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- peneplanation
1, record 2, English, peneplanation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act or process of formation and development of a peneplain; especially the decline and flattening out of hillsides during their retreat and the accompanying downwasting of divides and residual hills. 2, record 2, English, - peneplanation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pénéplanation
1, record 2, French, p%C3%A9n%C3%A9planation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réalisation d'une pénéplaine. 2, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9planation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les écoulements en nappe [...] paraissent responsables de l'aplanissement, ou pénéplanation, si caractéristique des anciennes chaînes; [...] On présente souvent les pénéplaines comme l'aboutissement de l'érosion fluviatile. 3, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9planation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le relief appalachien dérive de la mise en valeur par une deuxième phase d'érosion d'une structure plissée qui a subi précédemment une première phase d'érosion allant jusqu'à la «penéplanation». 4, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9planation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Altération et érosion : Pénéplanation des masses continentales = Glyptogenèse. 5, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9planation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- peneplanización
1, record 2, Spanish, peneplanizaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-10-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- downwasting
1, record 3, English, downwasting
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Process through which the steepness of slopes adjacent to a stream valley gradually diminishes through soil creep, gravitative transfer and the decomposition of rocks. 2, record 3, English, - downwasting
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fusion sur place
1, record 3, French, fusion%20sur%20place
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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