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ALTIPLANATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- altiplanation
1, record 1, English, altiplanation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of erosion processes, involving solifluction and related mass movement, which tend to produce flat or terracelike surfaces. 2, record 1, English, - altiplanation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such processes are especially active at high elevations and latitudes where periglacial processes predominate. 2, record 1, English, - altiplanation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- altiplanation
1, record 1, French, altiplanation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène d’érosion qui produit de vastes replats en altitude, sous l’effet de la gélifraction et de la gélifluxion. 2, record 1, French, - altiplanation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- altiplanación
1, record 1, Spanish, altiplanaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- altiplanation terrace
1, record 2, English, altiplanation%20terrace
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- equiplanation terrace 2, record 2, English, equiplanation%20terrace
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hillside or summit bench that is cut in bedrock, lacks predominant structural control, and is confined to cold climates. These terraces have a veneer of solifluction debris, which may be imprinted with pattern ground. 2, record 2, English, - altiplanation%20terrace
Record 2, Key term(s)
- goletz terrace
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- terrasse d’altiplanation
1, record 2, French, terrasse%20d%26rsquo%3Baltiplanation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- replat goletz 1, record 2, French, replat%20goletz
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Replat un peu incliné (2 à 7°) observé en milieu froid dit périglaciaire dans des roches massives [...] d’origine ni structurale ni cyclique. 1, record 2, French, - terrasse%20d%26rsquo%3Baltiplanation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- replat d’équiplanation
- terrasse goletz
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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