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DUNE VAGUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- longitudinal dune
1, record 1, English, longitudinal%20dune
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long, narrow sand dune, usually symmetrical in cross profile, oriented parallel with the direction of the prevailing wind. 2, record 1, English, - longitudinal%20dune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is wider and steeper on the windward side but tapers to a point on the leeward side, and commonly forms behind an obstacle in an area where sand is abundant and the wind is strong and constant. 2, record 1, English, - longitudinal%20dune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Longitudinal dunes range from 60 meters to 100 kilometers in length and from 3 to 50 meters in height. 3, record 1, English, - longitudinal%20dune
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dune longitudinale
1, record 1, French, dune%20longitudinale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dune en vague 2, record 1, French, dune%20en%20vague
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dune de sable étroite et allongée d’orientation parallèle au vent dominant. 3, record 1, French, - dune%20longitudinale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De petits obstacles, cailloux, touffes d’herbes, arbustes, peuvent donner naissance à de petites accumulations sableuses. [...] Lorsque le vent a soufflé, on a ainsi une indication précise de sa direction, et même de sa force par l’observation de cette flèche sableuse. On acquiert ainsi la notion d’édifice dunaire allongé dans le lit du vent autrement dit de «dune longitudinale». 4, record 1, French, - dune%20longitudinale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les dunes en vague [...] sont l’une des [dunes les] plus fréquentes dans les déserts chauds [...]. [Leurs] ondulations sont [...] beaucoup moins vigoureuses que les barkhanes ou les dunes paraboliques [...] 2, record 1, French, - dune%20longitudinale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- duna longitudinal
1, record 1, Spanish, duna%20longitudinal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Duna alargada en la dirección del viento, resultante del desarrollo de uno de los extremos de un barján, cuando el otro es retenido por un obstáculo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - duna%20longitudinal
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