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CORRIENTE SUBFLUVIAL [1 record]

Record 1 1997-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
  • Plant and Crop Production
DEF

The water flowing beneath the bed or alluvial plain of a surface stream, generally in the same direction as, but at a much slower rate than, the surface drainage; esp. the water flowing under a dry stream channel in an arid region.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
DEF

Mouvement de l'eau à travers une couche perméable sous le lit d'une rivière.

CONT

Il existe fréquemment, dans les alluvions sableuses des cours d'eau, un écoulement vers l'aval de la nappe alluviale. Il est appelé «sous-écoulement» (underflow) ou «inféroflux». Le sous-écoulement est parfois la seule circulation d'eau, comme c'est le cas au Sahara.

Key term(s)
  • nappe sous-fluviale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geología
  • Producción vegetal
DEF

Movimiento de agua a través de un estrato permeable bajo el lecho de un río.

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