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VOLCANIC ACTIVITY [3 records]

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Record 1 2010-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Pollutants
DEF

The phenomena connected with volcanoes.

CONT

... the intrusion may have been a feeder for continental rift-associated basaltic volcanism.

OBS

volcanic activity: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Agents de pollution
DEF

Ensemble des phénomènes volcaniques, c'est-à-dire des venues de matière des profondeurs du globe jusqu'à sa surface, ou au voisinage immédiat de celle-ci.

CONT

Quel que soit le type de volcanisme, l'ascension du magma à partir de l'asthénosphère, se fait par des fissures de la lithosphère.

CONT

[...] la masse intrusive correspondrait à la zone nourricière d'une succession de basalte issue d'une activité volcanique associée à la présence d'un rift continental.

OBS

activité volcanique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
  • Agentes contaminantes
DEF

Conjunto de fenómenos y procesos que tienen relación con la erupción volcánica.

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Record 2 2010-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
CONT

Explosive volcanic activities in a western source area, and a more arid climate within the depositional region may have been the main factors that combined to mitigate against coal-formation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
CONT

Une cheminée remplie de brèches volcaniques s'appelle un diatrème. Ces structures d'explosion fournissent les plus beaux diamants. [...] Les diatrèmes sont donc le signe d'une activité volcanique à caractère explosif.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
OBS

pre-eruption volcanic activity: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
OBS

activité volcanique prééruptive : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
OBS

actividad volcánica precursora de erupción: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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