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PUITS NATUREL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Water Collection (Water supply)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- natural well
1, record 1, English, natural%20well
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An abrupt depression in the land surface, not made by human agency, which extends into the zone of saturation but from which water does not flow to the surface except by an artificial process. 2, record 1, English, - natural%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This depression] has a small water surface, is deep in proportion to its water surface and has steep sides. 2, record 1, English, - natural%20well
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Captage des eaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- puits naturel
1, record 1, French, puits%20naturel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trou vertical ou d'inclinaison faible, grossièrement circulaire et de profondeur variable. [Définition recommandée par l'Office de la langue française du Québec.] 2, record 1, French, - puits%20naturel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
puits naturel : terme recommandé par l'OLF. 3, record 1, French, - puits%20naturel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Puits naturel d'effondrement. 4, record 1, French, - puits%20naturel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Air Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- natural sink
1, record 2, English, natural%20sink
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Naturally occurring substance that removes another from the environment. 2, record 2, English, - natural%20sink
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An "unexpected missing factor" may have surfaced in 1976 when the presence of trace levels of chlorine nitrate were detected in the stratosphere. The minor natural sink for ozone may furnish a way of scavenging the chlorine atoms generated from Freons, thereby reducing their effect on the ozone layer. 3, record 2, English, - natural%20sink
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Pollution de l'air
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- puits naturel
1, record 2, French, puits%20naturel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ce qui contribue, à l'exception des produits chimiques d'origine anthropique, à faire disparaître définitivement une espèce chimique d'un milieu. 2, record 2, French, - puits%20naturel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les oxydes d'azote présents naturellement dans la stratosphère par photodissociation constituent un puits naturel pour le chlore en formant du nitrate de chlore (C1ONO2). 2, record 2, French, - puits%20naturel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Contaminación del aire
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sumidero natural
1, record 2, Spanish, sumidero%20natural
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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