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ORILLA CONCAVA [1 record]

Record 1 1999-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Geology
  • Physical Geography (General)
OBS

The outer bank of a curved stream, with the center of the curve toward the channel, ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Géologie
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
OBS

Le remblaiement se produit plus ou moins vite suivant les types d'estuaires. Les bancs latéraux se répartissent en catégories principales : les bancs de concavité, où l'on observe un triage granulométrique qui s'étend du sable pur au sable vaseux [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
  • Geología
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
DEF

Curva pronunciada de un río en cuya cara interna se produce una mayor erosión por la velocidad alcanzada por el agua a su paso.

CONT

Toda curva o meandro inicial en un río tiende a acentuarse por efecto de la erosión : el agua choca y erosiona la orilla cóncava y deposita los materiales erosionados en la parte convexa, ya que en ella disminuye notoriamente la velocidad del agua.

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