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CIRCULATION ESTUARIENNE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- estuarine influence
1, record 1, English, estuarine%20influence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Transports through sections under the direct estuarine influence of the St. Lawrence River ... have a more direct response to change in freshwater runoff while others ... have a different response, presumably due to redistribution of circulation in the Gulf of St. Lawrence under varying runoff. 1, record 1, English, - estuarine%20influence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- influence estuarienne
1, record 1, French, influence%20estuarienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les sections qui se trouvent sous l'influence estuarienne directe du Saint-Laurent […], les transports réagissent plus directement aux changements intervenant dans le ruissellement alors que dans d’autres […], ils réagissent différemment, probablement en raison de la redistribution de la circulation dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent en fonction de la variation du ruissellement. 1, record 1, French, - influence%20estuarienne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-05-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- estuarine circulation
1, record 2, English, estuarine%20circulation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The residual flow pattern in an estuary induced by the density difference between seawater and river water. 2, record 2, English, - estuarine%20circulation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- circulation estuarienne
1, record 2, French, circulation%20estuarienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les circulations dans l'estuaire de la Seine sont marquées par les apports d’eau douce de la Seine. [...] la différence de densité entre l'eau salée(plus dense) et l'eau douce apportée par la Seine crée un gradient de pression qui pousse l'eau de la mer vers l'amont. Mais, cet écart de pression augmente au fur et à mesure que l'on descend dans la colonne d’eau, de telle sorte que la poussée vers l'amont est maximale au fond […] Un écoulement généralisé vers le continent est donc susceptible de s’établir […] Il en résulte ce que l'on appelle une circulation estuarienne, constituée d’un écoulement en surface vers l'aval et d’un écoulement au fond vers l'amont. 2, record 2, French, - circulation%20estuarienne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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