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DUNE MOBILE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Desertification
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- active dune
1, record 1, English, active%20dune
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hill or accumulation of sand shaped by wind [and] constantly changing form under wind currents. 2, record 1, English, - active%20dune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An active dune is one that is mobile, or in the process of visibly gaining or losing sand. The active dune is vegetated mostly with grasses ... 3, record 1, English, - active%20dune
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Désertification
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dune vive
1, record 1, French, dune%20vive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dune mobile 2, record 1, French, dune%20mobile
correct, feminine noun
- dune blanche 3, record 1, French, dune%20blanche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dune non fixée par un couvert végétal [et qui continue à se déplacer]. 4, record 1, French, - dune%20vive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] les dunes mêmes vives doivent toujours avoir un minimum de «fixateur» du moins en surface pour éviter la dispersion du sable. 5, record 1, French, - dune%20vive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- barchan
1, record 2, English, barchan
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- barchane 2, record 2, English, barchane
correct
- barkan 3, record 2, English, barkan
correct
- barkhan 4, record 2, English, barkhan
correct
- barchan dune 5, record 2, English, barchan%20dune
correct
- horseshoe dune 6, record 2, English, horseshoe%20dune
correct
- crescentic dune 6, record 2, English, crescentic%20dune
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gently sloping, moving sand dune having a crescent shape with horns pointing downwind and lying transverse to the direction of the prevailing winds. 7, record 2, English, - barchan
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Barchans ... occur only on hard desert surfaces with sparse supplies of sand ... 8, record 2, English, - barchan
Record 2, Key term(s)
- barcan
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- barkhane
1, record 2, French, barkhane
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- barkhan 2, record 2, French, barkhan
correct, feminine noun
- barchane 2, record 2, French, barchane
correct, feminine noun
- barchan 2, record 2, French, barchan
correct, feminine noun
- dune en croissant 3, record 2, French, dune%20en%20croissant
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dune de sable mobile, sous forme de croissant, et dont les crêtes pointent vers la direction du vent. 4, record 2, French, - barkhane
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La barkhane est une forme mobile dans une région plate où le sable n’est pas très abondant. 5, record 2, French, - barkhane
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- barján
1, record 2, Spanish, barj%C3%A1n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- barjana 2, record 2, Spanish, barjana
correct, feminine noun
- barcán 3, record 2, Spanish, barc%C3%A1n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Duna con aspecto de media luna, movediza, que se forma sobre suelos firmes. 4, record 2, Spanish, - barj%C3%A1n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cuando un suelo coherente y liso está cubierto por un manto de arena poco importante, los vientos dominantes pueden formar dunas muy movedizas de un tipo particular: los barjanes. 4, record 2, Spanish, - barj%C3%A1n
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