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SUSPENDED MATERIAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-07-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environment
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- suspended material
1, record 1, English, suspended%20material
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Environnement
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- matière en suspension
1, record 1, French, mati%C3%A8re%20en%20suspension
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MES 2, record 1, French, MES
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] ensemble des matières solides insolubles visibles à l'œil nu présentes dans un liquide. 3, record 1, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20en%20suspension
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-07-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- plume of suspended material
1, record 2, English, plume%20of%20suspended%20material
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- plume with suspended solids 1, record 2, English, plume%20with%20suspended%20solids
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Coarse sediment as well as fine cohesive sediment (compact glaciolacustrine clays, for example) resettles rapidly, whereas noncohesive fine sediment tends to form plumes of suspended material liable to disperse long distances. 1, record 2, English, - plume%20of%20suspended%20material
Record 2, Key term(s)
- suspended material plume
- suspended solids plume
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Environnement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- panache de matières en suspension
1, record 2, French, panache%20de%20mati%C3%A8res%20en%20suspension
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- panache de MES 1, record 2, French, panache%20de%20MES
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sédiments grossiers et cohésifs fins (par exemple, argiles glacio-lacustres compactées) se redéposeront rapidement alors que les sédiments fins non cohésifs auront tendance à former des panaches de matières en suspension, susceptibles de se disperser sur de plus longues distances. 1, record 2, French, - panache%20de%20mati%C3%A8res%20en%20suspension
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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