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BANC ARQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- meander scroll
1, record 1, English, meander%20scroll
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long, curving, parallel ridge (scroll) that during stages of high water has been aggraded against the inner bank of the meandering channel, while the opposite bank experienced erosion. 2, record 1, English, - meander%20scroll
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Point bars, on the inside curve of meander scrolls, are also favourable sites for heavy mineral deposition during flood conditions. 3, record 1, English, - meander%20scroll
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Meander scrolls can be seen from a plan view. [Source: Decade of North American Geology, Volume 1, chapter 11.] 4, record 1, English, - meander%20scroll
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- banc arqué
1, record 1, French, banc%20arqu%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bourrelet arqué 2, record 1, French, bourrelet%20arqu%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- croissant d’alluvionnement 3, record 1, French, croissant%20d%26rsquo%3Balluvionnement
correct, masculine noun
- banc en croissant 4, record 1, French, banc%20en%20croissant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relief en forme de croissant, dû à un dépôt de sédiments accumulés sur la rive interne d’une boucle de méandre. 5, record 1, French, - banc%20arqu%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La rive convexe [du méandre] est plus basse, en pente douce et jalonnée par des bancs arqués épousant la courbure quoique avec un rayon plus grand. 1, record 1, French, - banc%20arqu%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les stades de l’accrétion latérale peuvent être marqués par des bourrelets arqués [...] que séparent des gouttières [...] 6, record 1, French, - banc%20arqu%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
banc en croissant : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - banc%20arqu%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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