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HEMIPELAGIC [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hemipelagic
1, record 1, English, hemipelagic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sharing neritic and pelagic qualities. 2, record 1, English, - hemipelagic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hémipélagique
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9mip%C3%A9lagique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un dépôt sédimentaire marin formé par la lente accumulation sur le fond d'organismes pélagiques et de fines particules détritiques. 2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9mip%C3%A9lagique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dépôts hémipélagiques se situent entre les côtes et les zones pélagiques. 2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9mip%C3%A9lagique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hemipelágico
1, record 1, Spanish, hemipel%C3%A1gico
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese del] sedimento marino formado por detritos orgánicos pelágicos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hemipel%C3%A1gico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hemipelagic deposit
1, record 2, English, hemipelagic%20deposit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hemipelagic sediment 2, record 2, English, hemipelagic%20sediment
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deep-sea sediment in which more than 25% of the fraction coarser than 5 microns is of terrigenous, volcanigenic, and/or neritic origin. 1, record 2, English, - hemipelagic%20deposit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such deposits usually accumulate near the continental margin and its adjacent abyssal plain, so that continentally derived sediment is more abundant than in eupelagic sediments, and the sediment has undergone lateral transport. 1, record 2, English, - hemipelagic%20deposit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sédiment hémipélagique
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9diment%20h%C3%A9mip%C3%A9lagique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] dépôt sédimentaire marin formé par la lente accumulation sur le fond d'organismes pélagiques et de fines particules détritiques. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9diment%20h%C3%A9mip%C3%A9lagique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-11-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography (General)
- Soil Science
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- marl-limestone alternation
1, record 3, English, marl%2Dlimestone%20alternation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Marl-limestone alternations were thus dominantly resulting from cyclic export of platform carbonates towards deeper environments(deep shelves, epicontinental and hemipelagic basins) rather than nannoplankton(pelagic) productivity cycles. 1, record 3, English, - marl%2Dlimestone%20alternation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Science du sol
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- alternance calcaire/marne
1, record 3, French, alternance%20calcaire%2Fmarne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- alternance calcaire-marne 2, record 3, French, alternance%20calcaire%2Dmarne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les alternances calcaire-marne d'âge crétacé inférieur des sites océaniques DSDP 534 (Atlantique Central) et 535 (golfe du Mexique) et du bassin vocontien (sud-Est de la France), représentant de beaux exemples de cycles de productivité du carbonate de calcium, ont été choisies comme cadre d'étude pour démontrer : - le lien entre les variations cycliques de la teneur en CaCO3 et les paramètres orbitaux (Crétacé inférieur vocontien); - le lien entre les variations relatives des «flux de matière» et les fluctuations du niveau marin relatif (Crétacé inférieur des sites DSDP et du bassin vocontien). 2, record 3, French, - alternance%20calcaire%2Fmarne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-03-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- blue mud
1, record 4, English, blue%20mud
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hemipelagic type of mud whose blueish gray color is due to iron sulphides and organic matter. 2, record 4, English, - blue%20mud
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- boue bleue
1, record 4, French, boue%20bleue
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- vase bleue 2, record 4, French, vase%20bleue
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les vases bleues, grises ou noires sont les plus répandues. Contenant de 10 à 15 % de [carbonate de calcium], une phase sableuse, des tests planctoniques et des organismes terrestres, elles doivent leur couleur à la sulfuration du fer et à la présence de matières organiques. Présentes au large de toutes les côtes, elles caractérisent les bassins profonds qui ne communiquent avec la haute mer que par une circulation de surface [...] 3, record 4, French, - boue%20bleue
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les boues bleues [...] contiennent des éléments détritiques et des produits de néogenèse riches en fer (chlorite, glauconie, sulfures) qui soulignent le caractère réducteur du milieu et qui impose leur couleur gris-bleu. La matière organique y est peu abondante. 1, record 4, French, - boue%20bleue
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
boue bleue; vase bleue : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel (boues bleues; vases bleues). 4, record 4, French, - boue%20bleue
Record 4, Key term(s)
- boues bleues
- vases bleues
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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