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ETALE COURANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slack water
1, record 1, English, slack%20water
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- slack tide 2, record 1, English, slack%20tide
correct
- dead tide 2, record 1, English, dead%20tide
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In rivers or straits, or where the direction of flow is more or less restricted to certain channels, the tidal current is reversing; that is, it flows alternately in approximately opposite directions with an instant or short period of little or no current, called slack water, at each reversal of the current. During the flow in each direction, the speed varies from zero at the time of slack water to a maximum, called strength of flood or ebb, about midway between the slacks. 3, record 1, English, - slack%20water
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- étale de courant
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9tale%20de%20courant
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- étale 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9tale
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intervalle de temps pendant lequel la vitesse du courant de marée est très faible ou nulle et pendant lequel se produit la renverse entre courant de flot et courant de jusant (ou inversement). 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tale%20de%20courant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il ne faut pas confondre les étales de courant et les étales de niveau (pleines et basses mers). 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tale%20de%20courant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
étale : Ce terme est souvent utilisé comme synonyme des termes «étale de marée, étale de niveau». 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tale%20de%20courant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Oceanografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agua firme
1, record 1, Spanish, agua%20firme
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- estoa 1, record 1, Spanish, estoa
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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