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DRAINAGE NAPPES [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- watershed monitoring
1, record 1, English, watershed%20monitoring
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Watershed monitoring activities must be consistent with direction, criteria, and standards specified in the forest plan. Design and implement soil and water resource monitoring to evaluate effects of each forest management activity or program on basic soil and water quality and productivity. 2, record 1, English, - watershed%20monitoring
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
watershed monitoring: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 3, record 1, English, - watershed%20monitoring
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surveillance des bassins versants
1, record 1, French, surveillance%20des%20bassins%20versants
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un réseau est mis en place dans le cadre du programme national de surveillance pour l'échantillonnage des fossés de drainage et des nappes phréatiques qui constituent les sites de surveillance des bassins versants agricoles, afin de fournir des renseignements sur la teneur en nitrates des eaux qui quittent la zone racinaire pour rejoindre les eaux souterraines. 2, record 1, French, - surveillance%20des%20bassins%20versants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surveillance des bassins versants : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 1, French, - surveillance%20des%20bassins%20versants
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- convergent groundwater
1, record 2, English, convergent%20groundwater
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nappe convergente
1, record 2, French, nappe%20convergente
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les «nappes convergentes» [...] dans lesquelles les filets liquides superficiels convergent soit vers un point, soit vers une droite. La surface de la nappe sera donc concave. Ces types de nappe sont très fréquents. Les zones de drainage peuvent être considérées comme une partie convergente d’une nappe. Il en est de même des cônes de dépression provoqués par le pompage des puits. 1, record 2, French, - nappe%20convergente
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-05-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- adjacent water table
1, record 3, English, adjacent%20water%20table
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Streams contribute recharge to the unconsolidated alluvial material during times when stream level is above the level of the adjacent water table. 2, record 3, English, - adjacent%20water%20table
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nappe adjacente
1, record 3, French, nappe%20adjacente
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les «nappes adjacentes» [...] sont des nappes situées côte à côte et séparées par une zone de drainage commune vers laquelle se dirigent les filets liquides des deux nappes. Il est à remarquer que dans cette zone de drainage, l'eau se trouve à une profondeur plus grande sous le sol. Mais le débit y est nécessairement plus élevé. 1, record 3, French, - nappe%20adjacente
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-02-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
- Biogeography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hydromorphy
1, record 4, English, hydromorphy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Study of the transition between the two domains showed that hydromorphy, increasingly accompanied by degradation started at the basis of the silty horizons and gradually reached the outer surface. Hydromorphy caused by an excess of water either of topographical origin or due to permeability variation of the substrate initiates the differentiation of the system. 2, record 4, English, - hydromorphy
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
One would have expected hydromorphy (poor soil drainage) to be a common constraint in such countries as Bangladesh, The Netherlands and Finland, but not that the second most poorly drained country in the world is the United Kingdom! 3, record 4, English, - hydromorphy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
- Biogéographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hydromorphie
1, record 4, French, hydromorphie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résultat visible de l’engorgement antérieur d’un sol dont la nature et l’intensité sont liées à des phénomènes de réduction du fer et du manganèse et d’accumulation et de modification de la matière organique. 2, record 4, French, - hydromorphie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pédologues ont pris l’habitude de désigner par hydromorphie les phénomènes dus à un excès d’eau dans le sol. Les sols hydromorphes sont donc les sols dont la genèse est dominée par un excès d’eau [...] dans tout ou partie du profil. 3, record 4, French, - hydromorphie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'hydromorphie est provoquée par des nappes profondes ou perchées ou par la stagnation des eaux de surface quand le drainage superficiel est insuffisant. 4, record 4, French, - hydromorphie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans un sol hydromorphe, une saturation temporaire ou permanente des pores par l’eau provoque un déficit prolongé en oxygène. Les traces d’hydromorphie (taches, rouilles, teintes bleuâtres-verdâtres des gleys, abondance et aspect de la matière organique, ...) peuvent être absentes ou masquées, alors même que le sol est engorgé dans les horizons calcaires ou déferrifiés, dans les sols à nappe circulante oxydante. Les traces d’hydromorphie observées peuvent résulter de phases d’engorgement anciennes, qui ont cessé aujourd’hui («hydromorphie fossile»). 2, record 4, French, - hydromorphie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
- Biogeografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- hidromorfia
1, record 4, Spanish, hidromorfia
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4, Key term(s)
- hidromorfía
Record 5 - internal organization data 1991-02-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- sheet drainage
1, record 5, English, sheet%20drainage
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A flow of water occurring as a widespread, single-direction film over a ground surface. 1, record 5, English, - sheet%20drainage
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Strip, tile and farm drains are typical ways of collecting run-off from large, flat areas where drainage occurs in a "sheet" fashion. 2, record 5, English, - sheet%20drainage
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
As opposed to "channel drainage". 3, record 5, English, - sheet%20drainage
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- drainage en nappes
1, record 5, French, drainage%20en%20nappes
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les drains agricoles, les tuiles de drainage ou les rigoles linéaires constituent des solutions typiques pour recueillir le ruissellement en provenance de vastes zones plates, où le drainage se fait en nappes. 2, record 5, French, - drainage%20en%20nappes
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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