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SUBSIDENT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-11-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subsident air
1, record 1, English, subsident%20air
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- air subsident
1, record 1, French, air%20subsident
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'air subsident (par opposition à l'air ascendant) se comprime et se réchauffe, augmentant ainsi sa stabilité initiale. 1, record 1, French, - air%20subsident
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- compression of the subsident air
1, record 2, English, compression%20of%20the%20subsident%20air
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- subsident air compression
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compression de l'air subsident
1, record 2, French, compression%20de%20l%27air%20subsident
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les températures chaudes de l'œil s'expliquent par la compression de l'air subsident. 1, record 2, French, - compression%20de%20l%27air%20subsident
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-03-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- subsiding
1, record 3, English, subsiding
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a subsiding basin (a region that is sinking as sediments are being deposited). 2, record 3, English, - subsiding
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- subsident
1, record 3, French, subsident
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un bassin dont l'affaissement lent s'accompagne d'une sédimentation continue. 2, record 3, French, - subsident
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Tectónica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- subsidente 1, record 3, Spanish, subsidente
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-03-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- subsidence basin
1, record 4, English, subsidence%20basin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- subsiding basin 2, record 4, English, subsiding%20basin
correct
- subsident basin 3, record 4, English, subsident%20basin
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The shallow troughlike depression at the surface resulting from subsidence. 1, record 4, English, - subsidence%20basin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a subsiding basin (a region that is sinking as rediments are being deposited). 4, record 4, English, - subsidence%20basin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bassin de subsidence
1, record 4, French, bassin%20de%20subsidence
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- bassin subsident 2, record 4, French, bassin%20subsident
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bassin sédimentaire marin ou non, soumis à un enfoncement progressif ou saccadé pendant une longue période. 2, record 4, French, - bassin%20de%20subsidence
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minerais potassiques se rencontrent surtout dans les étages du Permotrias et du Tertiaire. [...] Les gisements tertiaires caractérisent surtout le Sannoisien des bassins de subsidence. 3, record 4, French, - bassin%20de%20subsidence
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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