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Record 1 2005-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
DEF

In Morocco, a black soil that is similar to a Vertisol.

OBS

tir: term usually used in the plural (tirs).

Key term(s)
  • tirs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
DEF

Sol de couleur foncée ou noire riche en argiles gonflantes liées à la matière organique, formé sous climat à saison sèche marquée de type méditerranéen, tropical ou continental [...]

CONT

Les exemples les plus célèbres [des sols calcimorphes] sont les Terres noires ou «chernozems» des steppes encore tempérées, comme celles de l'Ukraine et du Dakota, les sols calcimorphes des steppes semi-arides méditerranéennes ou américaines subtropicales, les «tirs» du Maroc [...]

CONT

Influence de la méthodologie d'essais sur les paramètres caractérisant le gonflement des tirs du Maroc.

OBS

tir : mot vernaculaire d'origine marocaine.

OBS

tir : terme généralement utilisé au pluriel (tirs).

Key term(s)
  • tirs

Spanish

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