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LIFT-OFF MORAINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lift-off moraine
1, record 1, English, lift%2Doff%20moraine
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A moraine formed by a grounded glacier as it rises from the sea bed. 2, record 1, English, - lift%2Doff%20moraine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lift-off moraines represent the transition from grounded to floating ice. 3, record 1, English, - lift%2Doff%20moraine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The synchroneity of stratified sediment and till deposition indicates that they occur during initial lift-off (buoyancy) of an ice sheet, ... The till ridges are morphologically similar to De Geer moraines, but because King and Fader (1986) regarded them as synchronous over a large area, and different in origin from many De Geer moraines, they referred to them descriptively as "lift-off moraines". 3, record 1, English, - lift%2Doff%20moraine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contexts taken from the Decade of North American Geology, Vol. 2, ch. 10. 4, record 1, English, - lift%2Doff%20moraine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lift-off moraine: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - lift%2Doff%20moraine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moraine de désancrage
1, record 1, French, moraine%20de%20d%C3%A9sancrage
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moraine formée lors de l'émersion d'un glacier ancré. 2, record 1, French, - moraine%20de%20d%C3%A9sancrage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moraine de désancrage : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - moraine%20de%20d%C3%A9sancrage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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