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INLAND BASIN [4 records]

Record 1 2016-11-14

English

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

Basin marshes are situated in well-defined basins and depressions in inland regions outside the influence of sea waters and sea spray. They receive waters from groundwater discharge, surface runoff and stream and river inflow. Basin marsh subforms could be further subdivided into freshwater and saline subforms.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Mining of Organic Materials
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A coal basin formed inland from the seacoasts.

OBS

as opposed to paralic coal basin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Pour les conditions de sédimentation, nous avons indiqué la distinction de bassins «limniques» et de bassins «paraliques». Les premiers étaient des dépressions en pays accidenté où des accumulations puissantes de sédiments se déposèrent par suite d'une subsidence.

PHR

Bassin houiller limnique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-03-14

English

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

A depression entirely surrounded by higher land and from which no stream flows outward to the ocean.

CONT

Inland arid basin.

French

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

Bassin qui possède un réseau hydrographique, ou tout au moins un embryon de réseau, mais sans ouverture sur la mer ou sur un lac de grande superficie.

CONT

Bassin intérieur aride.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
PHR

Inland arid basin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
PHR

Bassin intérieur aride.

Spanish

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