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WASHBOARD MORAINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- De Geer moraine
1, record 1, English, De%20Geer%20moraine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- DeGeer moraine 2, record 1, English, DeGeer%20moraine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A moraine perpendicular to the direction of ice flow, formed of a succession of low, relatively narrow, regularly spaced ridges. 3, record 1, English, - De%20Geer%20moraine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In areas where the receding ice sheet or glacier bordered on a glacial lake or fronted in the sea, a succession of discontinuous, discrete ridges were formed that are straight to broadly arcuate. Such ridges denoting ice-frontal positions in former water bodies are termed De Geer moraines. 4, record 1, English, - De%20Geer%20moraine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A descriptive term used for this type of moraine is "washboard moraine. " 5, record 1, English, - De%20Geer%20moraine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moraine de De Geer
1, record 1, French, moraine%20de%20De%20Geer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moraine perpendiculaire à l'écoulement glaciaire, constituée d'une succession de crêtes basses, relativement étroites et régulièrement espacées. 2, record 1, French, - moraine%20de%20De%20Geer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce type de moraine, qui est formé de till, est un ensemble de segments relativement étroits (5 à 150 m) et peu élevés (1 à 10 m), longs de 50 à 1500 m et espacés de façon régulière selon des intervalles allant de 150 à 200 m. On estime que ces moraines se déposent dans des nappes d'eau peu profondes, soit une mer ou un lac, qui talonnent le glacier en régression. [...] Chaque segment serait un dépôt d'hiver, sédimenté lors de la récurrence du glacier. 3, record 1, French, - moraine%20de%20De%20Geer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ces crêtes glaciaires, parallèles et étroites, sont appelées moraines de De Geer, d'après le nom du géologue suédois qui, le premier, a compris que ces crêtes indiquaient la position hivernale des marges glaciaires qui reculaient en contact avec une étendue d'eau. 4, record 1, French, - moraine%20de%20De%20Geer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Un terme descriptif utilisé pour ce type de moraine est «moraine en planche à laver». 5, record 1, French, - moraine%20de%20De%20Geer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- morrena de De Geer
1, record 1, Spanish, morrena%20de%20De%20Geer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Morrena perpendicular al curso de un glaciar formada por una serie de crestas bajas colocadas de forma regular. 1, record 1, Spanish, - morrena%20de%20De%20Geer
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wash-board moraine
1, record 2, English, wash%2Dboard%20moraine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- washboard moraine 2, record 2, English, washboard%20moraine
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A series of small parallel or subparellel moraines that form a ridged topography oriented transverse to ice movement. 2, record 2, English, - wash%2Dboard%20moraine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moraine en planche à laver
1, record 2, French, moraine%20en%20planche%20%C3%A0%20laver
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Moraine de De Geer (un géologue suédois) ou en planche à laver. Il s'agit de petites crêtes étroites, parallèles au front d'un glacier en retrait. 2, record 2, French, - moraine%20en%20planche%20%C3%A0%20laver
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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