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DELTAIQUE [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- delta plain
1, record 1, English, delta%20plain
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- deltaic plain 2, record 1, English, deltaic%20plain
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plaine deltaïque
1, record 1, French, plaine%20delta%C3%AFque
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les deltas comportent différents types d’environnements qui sont, de l'amont vers l'aval : la plaine deltaïque, le front de delta, le prodelta. La plaine deltaïque est une étendue de terre d’origine subaérienne marquée par une altitude très faible. 1, record 1, French, - plaine%20delta%C3%AFque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-11-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- delta front slope
1, record 2, English, delta%20front%20slope
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Geophysical profiles and sampling provide a good understanding of the sedimentary blanket overlying bedrock. The deltaic sand body progrades on predeltaic silty-clay sediments of the Goldthwait Sea. The delta front slope varies from 0.5° east to 10° west. 1, record 2, English, - delta%20front%20slope
Record 2, Key term(s)
- delta-front slope
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pente du front du delta
1, record 2, French, pente%20du%20front%20du%20delta
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une étude géophysique et sédimentologique décrit les sédiments recouvrant le substratum. Le prisme sableux deltaïque progresse sur des sédiments argilosilteux prédeltaïques de la mer de Goldthwait. La pente du front du delta varie de 0, 5° est à 10° ouest. 1, record 2, French, - pente%20du%20front%20du%20delta
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2024-11-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- delta front
1, record 3, English, delta%20front
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A narrow zone where deposition in deltas is most active, consisting of a continuous sheet of sand, and occurring within the effective depth of wave erosion (10 m or less). 2, record 3, English, - delta%20front
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- front de delta
1, record 3, French, front%20de%20delta
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les différents environnements des deltas. Les deltas comportent différents types d’environnements qui sont, de l'amont vers l'aval : la plaine deltaïque, le front de delta, le prodelta. 2, record 3, French, - front%20de%20delta
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2024-11-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- subaqueous delta
1, record 4, English, subaqueous%20delta
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... lies seaward of the shoreline and forms below sea level. 2, record 4, English, - subaqueous%20delta
Record 4, Key term(s)
- sub-aqueous delta
- sub aqueous delta
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- delta sous-marin
1, record 4, French, delta%20sous%2Dmarin
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- delta subaquatique 2, record 4, French, delta%20subaquatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - delta%20sous%2Dmarin
Record 4, Key term(s)
- delta sub-aquatique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2024-11-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- upper delta plain
1, record 5, English, upper%20delta%20plain
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- plaine deltaïque supérieure
1, record 5, French, plaine%20delta%C3%AFque%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plaine deltaïque supérieure est localisée au-dessus de la limite de la marée haute, ce qui veut dire, qu'elle ne souffre, pratiquement, aucune action marine. 2, record 5, French, - plaine%20delta%C3%AFque%20sup%C3%A9rieure
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2017-05-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- prodelta clay
1, record 6, English, prodelta%20clay
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The fine-grained river-borne material (very fine sand, silt and clay) deposited as a broad fan on the floor of a sea or lake beyond the main body of a delta. 2, record 6, English, - prodelta%20clay
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- limons prodeltaïques
1, record 6, French, limons%20prodelta%C3%AFques
proposal, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- vases prodeltaïques 1, record 6, French, vases%20prodelta%C3%AFques
proposal, feminine noun, plural
- argiles prodeltaïques 1, record 6, French, argiles%20prodelta%C3%AFques
proposal, feminine noun, plural
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prodelta (n.m.) : Partie de la plate-forme continentale située en avant d’un delta et recouverte de sédiments d’origine fluviale. 2, record 6, French, - limons%20prodelta%C3%AFques
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] qu'en est-il des fractions d’alluvions invisibles à l'œil, celles qui sont les plus grossières et qui se déposent au fond de la mer? [...] Ces produits, initialement déposés dans le delta et le prodelta du Var, au voisinage de son embouchure, ont été transportés jusqu'à ces profondeurs par des avalanches et des courants de turbidité se propageant sur le fond marin. [...] Des études récentes [...] ont laissé entrevoir que les sédiments grossiers du Var et du Paillon se retrouvaient, au sein d’accumulations de type deltaïque, jusqu'au large de la Corse. 3, record 6, French, - limons%20prodelta%C3%AFques
Record 6, Key term(s)
- limon prodeltaïque
- vase prodeltaïque
- argile prodeltaïque
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-02-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Oceanography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- clinoform
1, record 7, English, clinoform
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A subaqueous landform, such as the continental slope of the ocean or the foreset bed of a delta. 2, record 7, English, - clinoform
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A clinoform is a seaward-dipping surface of a prograding sediment body that consists of a gently dipping topset, a steeply dipping foreset, and a gently dipping bottomset. The topset consists of fluvial and subaqueous environments coupled at the shoreline. Clinoforms are ubiquitous in modern depositional systems and are the fundamental constructional units of stratigraphic sequences. 3, record 7, English, - clinoform
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In 1951 John L. Rich was the first to propose that the depositional settings of sediment accumulation on the shelf, slope, and bottom be (1) unda for shallow water overlying the shelf, (2) clino for the deeper water overlying the slope, and (3) fondo for the deepest water covering the bottom of the basin (Friedman (2001). Rich suggested the terms (1) undaform for any surface underlying an unda environment; (2) clinoform for any surface underlying a clino environment; (3) fondoform for any surface underlying a fondo environment. ... Following this approach Mitchum (1977) proposed that clinoform surface be used for the sloping depositional surface that is commonly associated with strata prograding into deep water. 4, record 7, English, - clinoform
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
clinoform: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 7, English, - clinoform
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Océanographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- clinoforme
1, record 7, French, clinoforme
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie moyenne d’une configuration d’une sédimentation se développant latéralement. 2, record 7, French, - clinoforme
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] chacun de ces types de clinoforme possède une répartition de faciès et une architecture qui lui est propre, en particulier pour ce qui concerne l’angle des clinoformes, le partitionnement des dépôts de part et d’autre de la bordure de la plate-forme au sein des cycles A/S (accommodation/production sédimentaire), l’évolution des paramètres paléoécologiques et des systèmes biosédimentaires, etc. 3, record 7, French, - clinoforme
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Il s’agit d’une] forme morphologique progradante en oblique par rapport au substratum d’une aire de dépôt sur la zone frontale du talus littoral ou deltaïque. 2, record 7, French, - clinoforme
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
clinoforme : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 7, French, - clinoforme
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Oceanografía
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- clinoforma
1, record 7, Spanish, clinoforma
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forma subacuática inclinada de la plataforma marina que se extiende desde el nivel de baje del oleaje [...] hacia su parte más profunda. 2, record 7, Spanish, - clinoforma
Record 8 - internal organization data 2009-04-21
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Translation (General)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- along strike
1, record 8, English, along%20strike
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
step-out drilling: Holes drilled to intersect a mineralization horizon or structure along strike or down dip. 2, record 8, English, - along%20strike
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
along strike: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 8, English, - along%20strike
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- parallèlement à la direction
1, record 8, French, parall%C3%A8lement%20%C3%A0%20la%20direction
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les allomembres [...] sont plus épais dans la région du front deltaïque marin et s’amincissent vers le haut et en aval-pendage, Ils ne montrent aucun épaississement significatif parallèlement à la direction, vers la Cordillère, ne suggérant aucune subsidence différentielle dans cette direction. 2, record 8, French, - parall%C3%A8lement%20%C3%A0%20la%20direction
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
parallèlement à la direction : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 8, French, - parall%C3%A8lement%20%C3%A0%20la%20direction
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1999-09-29
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Knoydart Formation
1, record 9, English, Knoydart%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 9, English, - Knoydart%20Formation
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The conformably overlying Knoydart Formation of probable late Gedinnian and Siegenian age consists of about 1,000 feet of non-marine, red and green sandstone, siltstone, and shale, locally with limestone nodules, and was deposited in a fluviatile and deltaic environment. 3, record 9, English, - Knoydart%20Formation
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- formation de Knoydart
1, record 9, French, formation%20de%20Knoydart
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d’un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n’en portent pas. 2, record 9, French, - formation%20de%20Knoydart
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l’une de l’autre et d’utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 9, French, - formation%20de%20Knoydart
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Knoydart, probablement de la fin du Gédinnien et du Siegenien, recouvre en concordance la formation de Stonehouse d’une épaisseur d’environ 1, 000 pieds formés de grès rouge et vert d’origine terrestre, de siltstone et de schiste argileux contenant par endroits des nodules calcaires. Elle a été mise en place dans un milieu fluviatile et deltaïque. 3, record 9, French, - formation%20de%20Knoydart
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1996-02-09
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Talaing
1, record 10, English, Talaing
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- Mon 1, record 10, English, Mon
correct
- Mun 1, record 10, English, Mun
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon, a people living in the eastern delta region of Burma and in west central Thailand. 1, record 10, English, - Talaing
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- mon
1, record 10, French, mon
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- talaing 1, record 10, French, talaing
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue austroasiatique parlée par les Môns, peuple vivant dans la région deltaïque de la Birmanie et en Thaïlande. 1, record 10, French, - mon
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1990-10-22
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- fluvial deposition
1, record 11, English, fluvial%20deposition
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- sédimentation fluviatile
1, record 11, French, s%C3%A9dimentation%20fluviatile
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La sédimentation fluviatile en sismostratigraphie englobe uniquement les sédiments déposés au-dessus du niveau marin, c'est-à-dire en amont de la ligne de baie. Les dépôts de la plaine deltaïque et côtière n’ y sont pas inclus. 1, record 11, French, - s%C3%A9dimentation%20fluviatile
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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