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SHALLOW MARINE SHELF [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shallow marine shelf
1, record 1, English, shallow%20marine%20shelf
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shallow-marine shelf 2, record 1, English, shallow%2Dmarine%20shelf
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Easternly derived Rock Creek quartzarenites and shales were cyclically deposited on a shallow marine shelf. Its thickness ranges from 1. 5 to 10 meters, and is found in the Fernie, Crowsnest Pass, and Cadomin areas. 3, record 1, English, - shallow%20marine%20shelf
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shallow marine shelf : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - shallow%20marine%20shelf
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme marine peu profonde
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20marine%20peu%20profonde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des grès et les shales de plate-forme marine peu profonde recouvrent soit les dépôts interfluves de la Formation Success S2 (fluvial), soit les dépôts de remplissage de vallée du membre de Chokecherry Creek (subtidal, estuarien) [...] 2, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20marine%20peu%20profonde
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plateforme marine peu profonde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Oceanography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inner shelf
1, record 2, English, inner%20shelf
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- inner neritic shelf 2, record 2, English, inner%20neritic%20shelf
correct
- inner-neritic shelf 3, record 2, English, inner%2Dneritic%20shelf
correct
- shallow shelf 4, record 2, English, shallow%20shelf
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That area of the marine ocean bottom surface between 0 and 20 metres of water depth. 5, record 2, English, - inner%20shelf
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This gradual rise in sea level indicates a gradual shift from shallow inner neritic shelf zone to comparatively deeper marine environment of middle neritic shelf zone for the deposition of upper part of unit 1 to middle of unit 2... 6, record 2, English, - inner%20shelf
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Océanographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme interne
1, record 2, French, plate%2Dforme%20interne
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- plateforme interne 2, record 2, French, plateforme%20interne
correct, feminine noun
- plateforme néritique interne 3, record 2, French, plateforme%20n%C3%A9ritique%20interne
correct, feminine noun
- plate-forme néritique interne 3, record 2, French, plate%2Dforme%20n%C3%A9ritique%20interne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
plateforme néritique [stratigraphie séquentielle] : Environnement marin dont la profondeur d'eau s'étale de 0 à 30 mètres (plateforme interne, anglais: inner neritic), de 30 à 100 mètres (plateforme moyenne, anglais: middle neritic), de 100 à 200 mètres (plateforme externe, outer neritic). 2, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20interne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plate-forme interne : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20interne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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