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SUMMIT LEVEL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- summit level
1, record 1, English, summit%20level
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- peak plain 2, record 1, English, peak%20plain
correct
- summit plain 3, record 1, English, summit%20plain
correct
- gipfelflur 4, record 1, English, gipfelflur
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plain or apparent surface which is made up of the summit levels in a mountainous region. 5, record 1, English, - summit%20level
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Photointerpretive reconnaissance throughout the higher mountains of the western United States has shown that where alp slopes occur, they coincide with present timberlines, and that a gipfelflur (peak plain, alpine accordance) occurs about 600 meters above that level on the crests of all alpine ranges which reach that height. Within the region studied, very few peaks other than recent volcanic cones are seen to rise to a significant height above the 600 meter gipfelflur. 6, record 1, English, - summit%20level
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gipfelflur is a German word whose literal meaning is "peak-plain." 5, record 1, English, - summit%20level
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
summit level: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - summit%20level
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- niveau des crêtes
1, record 1, French, niveau%20des%20cr%C3%AAtes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- niveau de crêtes 2, record 1, French, niveau%20de%20cr%C3%AAtes
correct, masculine noun
- plaine sommitale 3, record 1, French, plaine%20sommitale
feminine noun
- gipfelflur 4, record 1, French, gipfelflur
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Subégalité du niveau des crêtes, liée non à une ancienne planation mais à une série de cours d'eau de bassins comparables, de vitesse de creusement comparable, donc de débits comparables. 3, record 1, French, - niveau%20des%20cr%C3%AAtes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsqu'il passe au-dessous de l'altitude moyenne de 300 m, le système des glacis va se dégradant de plus en plus, mais il demeure encore reconnaissable dans les paysages jusque vers 200 m d'altitude. Plutôt que d'une étendue faite essentiellement de plateaux dont le niveau général est çà et là crevé par les entailles d'érosion, on va plutôt vers un niveau de crêtes multiples qui se profilent à peu près sur un même plan : interfluves laniérés, puis effilochés, entre lesquels les vallées et les vallons prennent de l'ampleur en même temps qu'ils se multiplient. 5, record 1, French, - niveau%20des%20cr%C3%AAtes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gipfelflur : Mot allemand signifiant «plaine sommitale». 3, record 1, French, - niveau%20des%20cr%C3%AAtes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
niveau des crêtes : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - niveau%20des%20cr%C3%AAtes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nivel de cumbres
1, record 1, Spanish, nivel%20de%20cumbres
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- gipfelflur 1, record 1, Spanish, gipfelflur
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Civil Engineering
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- summit level 1, record 2, English, summit%20level
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génie civil
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- point de partage 1, record 2, French, point%20de%20partage
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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