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EUSTATIC LEVEL [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glacio-eustatism
1, record 1, English, glacio%2Deustatism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- glacio-eustasy 2, record 1, English, glacio%2Deustasy
correct
- glacial eustatism 3, record 1, English, glacial%20eustatism
correct
- glacial eustasy 4, record 1, English, glacial%20eustasy
correct
- glacio-eustatic change 5, record 1, English, glacio%2Deustatic%20change
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Worldwide changes in sea level as a consequence of changing volume of glacier ice on land. 6, record 1, English, - glacio%2Deustatism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Eustasy is commonly defined as globally uniform sea-level changes. The theory of classical eustasy distinguished between different types of eustatic changes of sea level : a) tectono-eustasy caused by volcanism, development of fold belts and oceanic trenches and isostatic movements; b) sedimento-eustasy caused by sedimentation; c) glacio-eustasy caused by glaciations; d) other eustatic processes... 7, record 1, English, - glacio%2Deustatism
Record 1, Key term(s)
- glacio-eustacy
- glacial eustacy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glacio-eustatisme
1, record 1, French, glacio%2Deustatisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- glacio-eustasie 2, record 1, French, glacio%2Deustasie
correct, feminine noun
- glacioeustatisme 3, record 1, French, glacioeustatisme
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Changements du niveau de la mer à l'échelle mondiale provoqués par la diminution ou l'augmentation du volume d'eau dans les océans. 4, record 1, French, - glacio%2Deustatisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces phénomènes sont reliés à la formation ou à la fonte de nappes glaciaires. 4, record 1, French, - glacio%2Deustatisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- glacioeustatismo
1, record 1, Spanish, glacioeustatismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rejuvenation
1, record 2, English, rejuvenation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- revival 2, record 2, English, revival
- rejuvenescence 3, record 2, English, rejuvenescence
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The development or restoration of youthful features of a landscape or landform in an area previously worn down nearly to base level, usually caused by regional uplift or eustatic movements, followed by renewed downcutting by streams; a change in conditions of erosion, leading to the initiation of a new cycle of erosion. 2, record 2, English, - rejuvenation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rajeunissement
1, record 2, French, rajeunissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rajeunissement du relief 2, record 2, French, rajeunissement%20du%20relief
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nouveau cycle d'érosion affectant un relief ancien déjà aplani, et mis en branle suite à un soulèvement épirogénique ou à un abaissement du niveau des eaux. 1, record 2, French, - rajeunissement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-07-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- epeirogenic movement
1, record 3, English, epeirogenic%20movement
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- epeirogenetic movement 2, record 3, English, epeirogenetic%20movement
correct
- epirogenic movement 3, record 3, English, epirogenic%20movement
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is customary to contrast orogenic movements, revealed by true deformation, with epeirogenic movements, which imply a vertical displacement of an entire land mass. The latter should, in turn, be distinguished from eustatic movements, resulting from changes in sea level. 4, record 3, English, - epeirogenic%20movement
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mouvement épirogénique
1, record 3, French, mouvement%20%C3%A9pirog%C3%A9nique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mouvement épeirogénique 2, record 3, French, mouvement%20%C3%A9peirog%C3%A9nique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les mouvements épirogéniques apparaissent ainsi comme étant périodiques, résultant d'enfoncements et de soulèvements répétés. Il faut reconnaître que ce sont les phases d'enfoncement qui paraissent les plus nettes car ce sont celles durant lesquelles les sédiments s'accumulent avec le plus de développement. 3, record 3, French, - mouvement%20%C3%A9pirog%C3%A9nique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les mouvements tectoniques [...] sont de deux types [...] : les mouvements orogéniques [...] qui donnent naissance à des chaînes de montagnes [...]; les mouvements épeirogéniques ou épirogéniques, c'est-à-dire des soulèvements d'ensemble d'un bloc entier de continent, sans qu'aucune fraction du bloc soit très mobile par rapport à une autre : toutes sont affectées, solidairement, d'un exhaussement accompagné en général d'un basculement ou de très larges bombements. 4, record 3, French, - mouvement%20%C3%A9pirog%C3%A9nique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- movimiento epirogénico
1, record 3, Spanish, movimiento%20epirog%C3%A9nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movimiento vertical de la corteza terrestre. 1, record 3, Spanish, - movimiento%20epirog%C3%A9nico
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-04-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- eustatic level
1, record 4, English, eustatic%20level
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- niveau eustatique
1, record 4, French, niveau%20eustatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-12-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pulsation
1, record 5, English, pulsation
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term used by Grabau... for a long rhythm, conceived to be nearly the length of a geologic-time period, representing a eustatic movement of sea level that resulted in simultaneous transgression and regression of widespread and semipermanent seas over whole continents. 1, record 5, English, - pulsation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pulsation
1, record 5, French, pulsation
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Puis viennent de plus grands cycles débutant par des transgressions, suivies d'approfondissements et de régressions. Ce sont les «pulsations» [...] 1, record 5, French, - pulsation
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1977-05-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Thermodynamics
- Geophysics
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- eustatic variation 1, record 6, English, eustatic%20variation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
However other phenomena may account for the submersion of guyots : an eustatic variation of sea level, an individual puncture of the crust by the guyot, or lastly the slumping of an inactive ridge. 1, record 6, English, - eustatic%20variation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Thermodynamique
- Géophysique
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- variation eustatique
1, record 6, French, variation%20eustatique
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cependant, d'autres phénomènes peuvent expliquer la submersion des guyots: une variation eustatique des mers, le poinçonnage individuel de la croûte par un guyot, enfin l'affaissement d'une dorsale devenue inactive. 1, record 6, French, - variation%20eustatique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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