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MOUVEMENT GRAVITAIRE SEDIMENTS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sediment gravity flow
1, record 1, English, sediment%20gravity%20flow
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... flows consisting of sediment or a sediment-fluid mixture moving downslope under the action of gravity. 2, record 1, English, - sediment%20gravity%20flow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These nonglacial materials include offshore silt and clay deposited from suspension and locally redistributed by sediment gravity flows ... 3, record 1, English, - sediment%20gravity%20flow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sediment gravity flow: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - sediment%20gravity%20flow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écoulement gravitaire de sédiments
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9coulement%20gravitaire%20de%20s%C3%A9diments
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mouvement gravitaire de sédiments 2, record 1, French, mouvement%20gravitaire%20de%20s%C3%A9diments
correct, masculine noun
- mouvement de gravité des sédiments 3, record 1, French, mouvement%20de%20gravit%C3%A9%20des%20s%C3%A9diments
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les sédiments non encore consolidés sont sensibles à la pesanteur [...]. Ils s’écoulent sous l’eau sans pour cela être nécessairement mis en suspension ni prendre le style des courants de turbidité. Ce sont alors des mouvements de gravité [...]. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9coulement%20gravitaire%20de%20s%C3%A9diments
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
écoulement gravitaire de sédiments : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9coulement%20gravitaire%20de%20s%C3%A9diments
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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