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TOPOGRAPHIE SOUTERRAINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- discharge swamp
1, record 1, English, discharge%20swamp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Discharge swamps are topographically flat. They are developed on sites of groundwater discharge located adjacent and above the swamp. 1, record 1, English, - discharge%20swamp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marécage de l'écoulement
1, record 1, French, mar%C3%A9cage%20de%20l%27%C3%A9coulement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les marécages de l'écoulement ont une topographie plane. Ils se développent dans des endroits où l'écoulement de l'eau souterraine se trouve contiguë ou au-dessus du marécage. 1, record 1, French, - mar%C3%A9cage%20de%20l%27%C3%A9coulement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Speleology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- karst
1, record 2, English, karst
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- karst topography 2, record 2, English, karst%20topography
correct
- karst area 3, record 2, English, karst%20area
- carst 4, record 2, English, carst
correct, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A topography characterized by caves, sinkholes, disappearing streams, and underground drainage. 5, record 2, English, - karst
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Karst forms when groundwater dissolves pockets of limestone, dolomite, or gypsum in bedrock. 5, record 2, English, - karst
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Karst topography usually forms in regions of plentiful rainfall where bedrock consists of carbonate-rich rock, such as limestone, gypsum, or dolomite, that is easily dissolved. Surface streams are usually absent from karst topography. 2, record 2, English, - karst
Record 2, Key term(s)
- carst topography
- carst area
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Spéléologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- karst
1, record 2, French, karst
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- topographie du karst 2, record 2, French, topographie%20du%20karst
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Région de calcaires et dolomites ayant une topographie souterraine particulière due à la dissolution de certaines parties du sous-sol et au cheminement des eaux dans les galeries naturelles ainsi formées. 3, record 2, French, - karst
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un type exceptionnel [de dépôt proluvial] est formé dans les dépressions du terrain profondément et irrégulièrement désagrége (la topographie du karst). 2, record 2, French, - karst
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les formes d’érosion qui résultent de l’activité des eaux souterraines sont très particulières. [...] Ce sont les régions formées de roches solubles, situées à une altitude supérieure au niveau du lit des grands cours d’eaux qui les traversent [...] 4, record 2, French, - karst
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Espeleología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- karst
1, record 2, Spanish, karst
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- carst 2, record 2, Spanish, carst
correct, masculine noun
- carso 3, record 2, Spanish, carso
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zona de calizas y dolomías que posee una topografía peculiar, debida a la disolución de parte del subsuelo y a la desviación de las aguas superficiales a las galerías naturales así formadas. 4, record 2, Spanish, - karst
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