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BANC MEANDRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- point bar
1, record 1, English, point%20bar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- meander bar 2, record 1, English, meander%20bar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A low crescentic shoal on the convex side (inside) of a river bend, consisting of material that has been eroded from an outside bend, either opposite or upstream. 3, record 1, English, - point%20bar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most important ... is deposition in rapidly flowing meandering streams. The faster water is on the outside curve of meanders and slack water is opposite. The junction of the two, where point bars form, is a favourable site for deposition of heavies. 4, record 1, English, - point%20bar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barre de méandre
1, record 1, French, barre%20de%20m%C3%A9andre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- banc de méandre 2, record 1, French, banc%20de%20m%C3%A9andre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Banc de sable et de graviers qui se développe [...] dans la concavité du méandre, au point d’inflexion de la boucle. 2, record 1, French, - barre%20de%20m%C3%A9andre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un méandre, l’érosion se fait sur la rive concave, à pente raide, là où la vitesse du courant est la plus grande, alors que le dépôt se fait sur l’autre rive, convexe, là où la vitesse du courant est plus faible, formant une terrasse alluviale (ou barre de méandre). 3, record 1, French, - barre%20de%20m%C3%A9andre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- barra de meandro
1, record 1, Spanish, barra%20de%20meandro
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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