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PEDOSPHERE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Environment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pedosphere
1, record 1, English, pedosphere
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The Earth's soil layer. 2, record 1, English, - pedosphere
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soils might be said to represent the sum of the mechanical and the products of the chemical interaction of the four spheres: the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere and the biosphere. They constitute a dispersed system in which the material from these four spheres alternate as dispersed phase and dispersion medium. To this sphere of spheres the name of pedosphere has been given. 2, record 1, English, - pedosphere
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Environnement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pédosphère
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9dosph%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pédosphère concerne la mince pellicule de matériaux minéraux et organiques qui recouvre la croûte terrestre. D'une épaisseur de quelques mètres, donc très mince par rapport au rayon de la Terre (6 366 km), cette couche est le siège d'activités physiques, chimiques et biologiques intenses et en constante évolution. 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9dosph%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le chlore terrestre est contenu essentiellement dans trois réservoirs : le manteau terrestre (99,6 %), l'écorce terrestre (0,3 %) et les océans (0,1 %). Seul le chlore océanique est facilement mobile, «circulant» parmi la troposphère et la stratosphère, la pédosphère, les cours d'eau douce et la cryosphère. 3, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9dosph%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les bases scientifiques nécessaires aux études environnementales dans les domaines de la lithosphère, de la pédosphère, de l'hydrosphère, de la biosphère et de l'atmosphère. 4, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9dosph%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pedosfera
1, record 1, Spanish, pedosfera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- edafosfera 2, record 1, Spanish, edafosfera
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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