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CORDON LITORAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- offshore bar
1, record 1, English, offshore%20bar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- barrier beach 2, record 1, English, barrier%20beach
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An offshore barrier that runs parallel to a coastline and up to 40 km distance. 3, record 1, English, - offshore%20bar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
offshore bar; barrier beach: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - offshore%20bar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cordon littoral
1, record 1, French, cordon%20littoral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- barre immergée 2, record 1, French, barre%20immerg%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Remblai naturel allongé en formations parallèles au rivage et constitué de matériaux détritiques, sables et galets, accumulés par la dérive littorale sur la partie haute d'une plage. 3, record 1, French, - cordon%20littoral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une lagune provient de l'isolement d'une baie par un cordon littoral sédimentaire. 4, record 1, French, - cordon%20littoral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] la barre immergée joue [...] comme un frein sur les forces de transports des sédiments. Cette barre s'allonge de plus en plus; la racine du cordon s'engraisse et émerge. 5, record 1, French, - cordon%20littoral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barre immergée : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - cordon%20littoral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cordón litoral
1, record 1, Spanish, cord%C3%B3n%20litoral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acumulación detrítica natural en la parte superior del estrán. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cord%C3%B3n%20litoral
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