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DELTA SOUS-MARIN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subaqueous delta
1, record 1, English, subaqueous%20delta
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... lies seaward of the shoreline and forms below sea level. 2, record 1, English, - subaqueous%20delta
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sub-aqueous delta
- sub aqueous delta
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- delta sous-marin
1, record 1, French, delta%20sous%2Dmarin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- delta subaquatique 2, record 1, French, delta%20subaquatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le delta sous-marin [...] est donc la partie de l'édifice deltaïque constituée de l'ensemble des lobes d’épandage actuels et anciens d’un fleuve. Il s’édifie au droit d’une embouchure active[, ] mais doit être considéré à l'échelle du delta. De plusieurs dizaines de mètres d’épaisseur, il est composé d’une partie sommitale, le front deltaïque(delta-front), et d’une partie basale, le prodelta [...] 1, record 1, French, - delta%20sous%2Dmarin
Record 1, Key term(s)
- delta sub-aquatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Oceanography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Arctic Delta Failure Experiment
1, record 2, English, Arctic%20Delta%20Failure%20Experiment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ADFEX 2, record 2, English, ADFEX
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ADFEX project 3, record 2, English, ADFEX%20project
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Over the last decade, some major national and international projects have been directly related to the study of submarine mass movements. These projects have various acronyms: ADFEX (Arctic Delta Failure Experiment, 1989-1992) ... 4, record 2, English, - Arctic%20Delta%20Failure%20Experiment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Océanographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- projet ADFEX
1, record 2, French, projet%20ADFEX
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- essai de rupture d'un delta arctique 2, record 2, French, essai%20de%20rupture%20d%27un%20delta%20arctique
masculine noun
- ERDA 2, record 2, French, ERDA
masculine noun
- ERDA 2, record 2, French, ERDA
- expérience sur le point de déstabilisation d'un delta dans l'Arctique 3, record 2, French, exp%C3%A9rience%20sur%20le%20point%20de%20d%C3%A9stabilisation%20d%27un%20delta%20dans%20l%27Arctique
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Regroupant la France, la Norvège et le Canada, le projet ADFEX(Arctic Delta Failure Experiment) s’intéresse à la réalisation, grandeur nature, d’un glissement sous-marin. Pour y arriver, un delta est déstabilisé à l'aide d’explosifs afin de provoquer une liquéfaction instantanée du front du delta. Le site choisi [...] est le delta de la rivière Kenamu au lac Melville(Labrador). 1, record 2, French, - projet%20ADFEX
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
essai de rupture d’un delta arctique : Source : Département de géologie, Université Laval. 2, record 2, French, - projet%20ADFEX
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-02-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- progradation
1, record 3, English, progradation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- prograding 2, record 3, English, prograding
- accretion 2, record 3, English, accretion
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The building forward or outward toward the sea of a shoreline or coastline (as of a beach, delta, or fan) by nearshore deposition of river-borne sediments or by continuous accumulation of beach material thrown up by waves or moved by longshore drifting. 1, record 3, English, - progradation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- progradation
1, record 3, French, progradation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- accrétion littorale 2, record 3, French, accr%C3%A9tion%20littorale
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accroissement du rivage par construction naturelle étalée sur une longue période. 3, record 3, French, - progradation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Phénomène de l'avancée progressive vers le large du talus d’une marge continentale ou du front d’un delta sous-marin, du fait, en général, d’une importante sédimentation détritique. 4, record 3, French, - progradation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Progression frontale d’une accumulation littorale ou sous-marine : delta, talus [...] 3, record 3, French, - progradation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- progradación
1, record 3, Spanish, progradaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- acreción 1, record 3, Spanish, acreci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
- acrecentamiento 1, record 3, Spanish, acrecentamiento
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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