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EXORHEIC [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Draining into the ocean.

CONT

There are two main types of basin, exorheic where the rivers and lakes drain to the sea and endorheic, where rivers drain to an internal basin such as a lake, or are lost in the desert, and have no connection with the sea.

PHR

Exorheic area, basin, drainage, lake, region, runoff.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Se dit des régions dont le réseau hydrographique est raccordé au niveau des océans.

CONT

En géomorphologie, en hydroclimatologie comme en biogéographie, le Koussougol s'apparente à un lac clos, sans relation avec l'extérieur, alors que ce plan d'eau est exoréique, tributaire de la mer de Kara.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Que drena en el océano.

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Record 2 2004-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Lake characterized by a permanent flow due to excess of total water inflow into the lake (precipitation included) over total water losses from the lake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Lac caractérisé par un écoulement permanent dû au surplus de l'afflux total d'eau dans le lac (précipitation y compris) par rapport aux pertes globales d'eau du lac.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Lago con escorrentía superficial permanente.

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