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SUBSIDENCE THERMIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
  • Geophysics
OBS

thermal subsidence: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermalisme
  • Géophysique
CONT

Il s'agit d'une augmentation de densité par refroidissement qui provoque inexorablement à terme l'enfoncement de la lithosphère océanique sous la lithosphère continentale plus légère. On parle de thermosubsidence, moteur principal de la subduction.

CONT

La baie d'Hudson est un craton froid qui s'enfonce par subsidence thermique.

OBS

subsidence thermique; thermosubsidence : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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