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POLYGONAL SOIL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polygonal ground
1, record 1, English, polygonal%20ground
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- polygonal patterned ground 2, record 1, English, polygonal%20patterned%20ground
correct
- polygonal soil 3, record 1, English, polygonal%20soil
correct
- polygon soil 4, record 1, English, polygon%20soil
correct
- polygon ground 5, record 1, English, polygon%20ground
- cellular soil 5, record 1, English, cellular%20soil
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soil which is characterized by irregular(polygonal) prisms formed by intensive shrinkage of dispersed homogenous soil material. 6, record 1, English, - polygonal%20ground
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This phenomenon may be observed both in torrid deserts and in the Arctic regions. 6, record 1, English, - polygonal%20ground
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
polygonal ground; polygonal soil; polygon ground; cellular soil : terms used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - polygonal%20ground
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sol polygonal
1, record 1, French, sol%20polygonal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sol réticulé 2, record 1, French, sol%20r%C3%A9ticul%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- terrain réticulé 3, record 1, French, terrain%20r%C3%A9ticul%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sol typique des régions périglaciaires, et qui présente en plan des polygones, de quelques centimètres à quelques décimètres de côté, dessinés par des accumulations de débris rocheux ou par la végétation. 4, record 1, French, - sol%20polygonal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sol polygonal; terrain réticulé : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - sol%20polygonal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sand-wedge polygon
1, record 2, English, sand%2Dwedge%20polygon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sand wedge polygon 2, record 2, English, sand%20wedge%20polygon
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A polygon outlined by sand wedges underlying its boundaries. 3, record 2, English, - sand%2Dwedge%20polygon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sand-wedge polygons(tesselations) in the McMurdo Sound region, Antarctica...-A microrelief pattern of polygons 20 to 40 feet in diameter occurs in the perennially frozen ground of the glacierfree lowlands of the McMurdo Sound region... They are similar to ice-wedge polygons in the Arctic except that they are in ground devoid of vegetation and are outlined by textural changes in the soil between the inter-polygonal furrow and the enclosed polygonal areas. The term 'sand wedge’ polygon is here proposed for this widespread phenomenon.... Suggested origin of the polygons and sand wedges is similar to the origin of foliated ice wedges and polygons in the Arctic. 4, record 2, English, - sand%2Dwedge%20polygon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Much of the surface in the area now occupied by McMurdo Station was originally covered by sand-wedge polygons, which are ubiquitous periglacial features across the ice-free lowlands of McMurdo Sound. 5, record 2, English, - sand%2Dwedge%20polygon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sand wedge polygon: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 2, English, - sand%2Dwedge%20polygon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- polygone à coins sableux
1, record 2, French, polygone%20%C3%A0%20coins%20sableux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- polygone à coins de sable 2, record 2, French, polygone%20%C3%A0%20coins%20de%20sable
correct, masculine noun
- polygone de coin de sable 3, record 2, French, polygone%20de%20coin%20de%20sable
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quant aux drumlins et autres dépôts de moraine de fond, ils sont affectés par un réseau de polygones à coins sableux. 1, record 2, French, - polygone%20%C3%A0%20coins%20sableux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polygone de coin de sable : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - polygone%20%C3%A0%20coins%20sableux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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