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HYPERPYCNAL INFLOW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hyperpycnal flow
1, record 1, English, hyperpycnal%20flow
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hyperpycnal inflow 2, record 1, English, hyperpycnal%20inflow
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outflow from an inlet or saline lagoon where the issuing water is denser and plunges beneath the receiving basin water. 1, record 1, English, - hyperpycnal%20flow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the case of hyperpycnal inflow (inflow more dense), it is suggested that turbidity currents carrying coarse-grained material during glacial stages eroded the Mississippi Submarine Canyon and supplied the material for the submarine delta off the canyon's mouth. 2, record 1, English, - hyperpycnal%20flow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dense, saline water flowing out of the Mediterranean sea through the Straits of Gibraltar is hyperpycnal and forms a deep, characteristic plume in the Atlantic. 1, record 1, English, - hyperpycnal%20flow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courant hyperpycnal
1, record 1, French, courant%20hyperpycnal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- influx hyperpycnal 2, record 1, French, influx%20hyperpycnal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'écoulement gravitaire turbulent] peut [...] être généré au cours de fortes crues des fleuves, sous la forme d'un courant hyperpycnal, lorsque le mélange eau douce/sédiments est suffisamment dense pour rester sur le fond, plonger et emprunter le réseau de canyons et chenaux sous-marins. 3, record 1, French, - courant%20hyperpycnal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] (influx très dense). Le courant, chargé de sédiments, descend la pente sous la forme de courant de turbidité. 2, record 1, French, - courant%20hyperpycnal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Courant de turbidité hyperpycnal. 4, record 1, French, - courant%20hyperpycnal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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