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ACCRETION OCEANIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
  • Oceanography
CONT

... the process of seafloor accretion, particularly how new seafloor forms, at the Mid-Ocean Ridge.

Key term(s)
  • sea-floor accretion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Océanographie
DEF

Formation de croûte océanique à l'axe des dorsales actives qui vient accroître les bords des deux plaques qui s'écartent.

CONT

L'accrétion océanique est le phénomène qui aboutit à la création de lithosphère océanique au niveau des dorsales océaniques.

OBS

accrétion océanique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tectónica
  • Oceanografía
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