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Record 1 2011-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A group of erosion processes, involving solifluction and related mass movement, which tend to produce flat or terracelike surfaces.

OBS

Such processes are especially active at high elevations and latitudes where periglacial processes predominate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Phénomène d'érosion qui produit de vastes replats en altitude, sous l'effet de la gélifraction et de la gélifluxion.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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