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GLACIS EROSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pediment
1, record 1, English, pediment
correct, see observation, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pedimentation surface 2, record 1, English, pedimentation%20surface
correct, see observation, generic
- piedmont interstream flat 3, record 1, English, piedmont%20interstream%20flat
correct, see observation, generic
- conoplain 4, record 1, English, conoplain
correct, see observation, generic
- rock pediment 5, record 1, English, rock%20pediment
correct, see observation, generic
- rock floor 6, record 1, English, rock%20floor
generic
- rock plane 6, record 1, English, rock%20plane
generic
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A broad, gently sloping rock surface at the base of a steeper slope, often covered with interlocked, loosely cemented gravel, formed primarily by erosion. 7, record 1, English, - pediment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This] surface of erosion ... resembles a bajada in surface form. 8, record 1, English, - pediment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pediment; piedmont interstream flat; conoplain; rock pediment; pedimentation surface: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 1, English, - pediment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Concealed pediment. 10, record 1, English, - pediment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glacis d'ablation
1, record 1, French, glacis%20d%27ablation
correct, masculine noun, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- glacis rocheux 2, record 1, French, glacis%20rocheux
masculine noun, specific
- glacis d'érosion 3, record 1, French, glacis%20d%27%C3%A9rosion
masculine noun, specific
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glacis entaillé dans des roches meubles ou des altérites, à profil transversal concave d'amont en aval (12° à 1°) dominée par un système de versants raides. 4, record 1, French, - glacis%20d%27ablation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pedimento
1, record 1, Spanish, pedimento
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- rampa de erosión
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glacis, de pendiente muy suave, formado sobre una roca dura por una capa de 1 a 2 m de aluviones de la cual emergen relieves residuales. 3, record 1, Spanish, - pedimento
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los pedimentos son característicos de climas semiáridos favorables a la disgregación del granito y otras rocas duras en partículas suficientemente finas para que puedan ser transportadas por la arroyada difusa. 3, record 1, Spanish, - pedimento
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