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CALDERA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- caldera
1, record 1, English, caldera
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- caldeira 2, record 1, English, caldeira
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crater whose diameter is many times that of the volcanic vent because of the collapse or subsidence of the central part of a volcano or because of explosions of extraordinary violence. 3, record 1, English, - caldera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are three major types according to origin: explosion caldera, collapse caldera, and erosion caldera. 4, record 1, English, - caldera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caldera: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - caldera
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caldeira
1, record 1, French, caldeira
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- caldera 2, record 1, French, caldera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Immense cratère résultant de l'effondrement de la partie centrale d'un volcan ou d'une explosion d'une rare violence. 3, record 1, French, - caldeira
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Crater Lake est une caldera récente, née il y a une demi-douzaine de millénaires au terme d'une colossale éruption d'ignimbrites et de cendres provenant d'un puissant cône volcanique [...] depuis lors tronqué de son tiers supérieur. 4, record 1, French, - caldeira
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] à San Juan (Colorado) [...] les métaux de base et l'argent se trouvent dans un réseau de filons associés à des calderas volcaniques [...] 5, record 1, French, - caldeira
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «caldeira» est d'origine portugaise. 3, record 1, French, - caldeira
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
caldeira : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - caldeira
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- caldera
1, record 1, Spanish, caldera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cubeta circular, de 1 a 20 km de diámetro, de pared abrupta, a veces con gradas, formada en torno del cráter de un volcán por la explosión de un cráter anterior o por la subsidencia (hundimiento) del terreno, consecutiva a una erupción excepcionalmente importante. 2, record 1, Spanish, - caldera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La caldera, perteneciente [al] tipo de [cráteres de subsidencia], se caracteriza por un diámetro que se cifra en kilómetros y por una escasa profundidad. 2, record 1, Spanish, - caldera
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