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LARGE PLATEAU CONTINENTAL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shelf break
1, record 1, English, shelf%20break
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- continental shelf-slope break 2, record 1, English, continental%20shelf%2Dslope%20break
correct
- break 2, record 1, English, break
correct, noun
- submarine scarp 3, record 1, English, submarine%20scarp
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An obvious steepening of the gradient between the continental shelf and the continental slope. 4, record 1, English, - shelf%20break
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The shelf usually ends at a point of increasing slope (called the shelf break). The sea floor below the break is the continental slope. 5, record 1, English, - shelf%20break
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The depth of the break between the continental shelf and the continental slope changes along the margin. Most of the shelf-slope break is deeper than 500 m, 300 m deeper than the shelf-slope break on North America's Atlantic margin. Off the Mackenzie Delta, the polar shelf-slope break is only 200 m deep, but between Borden and Meighen islands is as deep as 700 m. 2, record 1, English, - shelf%20break
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
shelf break: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - shelf%20break
Record 1, Key term(s)
- continental shelf slope break
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rupture de pente continentale
1, record 1, French, rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rebord de la plate-forme continentale 2, record 1, French, rebord%20de%20la%20plate%2Dforme%20continentale
correct, masculine noun
- rebord continental 3, record 1, French, rebord%20continental
correct, masculine noun
- faille 4, record 1, French, faille
correct, feminine noun
- accore du plateau continental 5, record 1, French, accore%20du%20plateau%20continental
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- accore du plateau 6, record 1, French, accore%20du%20plateau
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- accore 7, record 1, French, accore
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- bordure de plate-forme 8, record 1, French, bordure%20de%20plate%2Dforme
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rupture de pente accentuée du fond marin et plus particulièrement du plateau continental. 9, record 1, French, - rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La faille entre le plateau continental et l'inclinaison continentale varie en profondeur le long de la marge. La plus grande partie de la rupture de pente entre le plateau et le talus est profonde de plus de 500 m, soit 300 m plus profond que la faille équivalente de la marge atlantique de l'Amérique du Nord. Au large du delta du Mackenzie la faille polaire n’ a que 200 m de profondeur, mais entre les îles Borden et Meighen, elle peut atteindre une profondeur de 700 m. 4, record 1, French, - rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’accore des grands fonds est synonyme de rebord de la plate-forme continentale. 2, record 1, French, - rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rebord continental; accore : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 10, record 1, French, - rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 11, record 1, French, - rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 12, record 1, French, - rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rebord de la plateforme continentale
- bordure de plateforme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-01-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- outer continental shelf
1, record 2, English, outer%20continental%20shelf
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- OCS 1, record 2, English, OCS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... we have biological investigators who ... originally set out to make basic surveys of the number and kinds of organisms present in the Beaufort, ... then turned to evaluating the trophic interactions of key organisms response to and recovery from very specific kinds of OCS (outer continental shelf)-related insults. 1, record 2, English, - outer%20continental%20shelf
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- au large du plateau continental 1, record 2, French, au%20large%20du%20plateau%20continental
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les biologistes sont partis en 1975 dans le but de faire des levés fondamentaux du nombre et des espèces d’organismes présents dans la mer de Beaufort; [...] ils sont ensuite passés à l'évaluation des interactions trophiques de la réponse des organismes-clés à certaines agressions précises reliées au projet réalisé au large du plateau continental, ainsi que celles de leur rétablissement suite à ces perturbations. 1, record 2, French, - au%20large%20du%20plateau%20continental
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-01-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Ecology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- key organism
1, record 3, English, key%20organism
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... we have biological investigators who ... originally set out to make basic surveys of the number and kinds of organisms present in the Beaufort, ... then turned to evaluating the trophic interactions of key organisms' response to and recovery from very specific kinds of OCS (outer continental shelf) - related insults. 1, record 3, English, - key%20organism
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- organisme-clé 1, record 3, French, organisme%2Dcl%C3%A9
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les biologistes sont partis en 1975 dans le but de faire des levés fondamentaux du nombre et des espèces d’organismes présents dans la mer de Beaufort; [...] ils sont ensuite passés à l'évaluation des interactions trophiques de la réponse des organismes-clés à certaines agressions précises reliées au projet réalisé au large du plateau continental, ainsi que celles de leur rétablissement suite à ces perturbations. 1, record 3, French, - organisme%2Dcl%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-01-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Ecology (General)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- basic survey
1, record 4, English, basic%20survey
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... we have biological investigators who ... originally set out to make basic surveys of the number and kinds of organisms present in the Beaufort, ... then turned to evaluating the trophic interactions of key organisms' response to and recovery from very specific kinds of OCS (outer continental shelf) - related insults. 1, record 4, English, - basic%20survey
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- levé fondamental
1, record 4, French, lev%C3%A9%20fondamental
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les biologistes sont partis en 1975 dans le but de faire des levés fondamentaux du nombre et des espèces d’organismes présents dans la mer de Beaufort; [...] ils sont ensuite passés à l'évaluation des interactions trophiques de la réponse des organismes-clés à certaines agressions précises reliées au projet réalisé au large du plateau continental, ainsi que celles de leur rétablissement suite à ces perturbations. 1, record 4, French, - lev%C3%A9%20fondamental
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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