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ESTUARIAN [1 record]

Record 1 2011-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Relating to the part of a river nearest to the sea, where tides ... occur and where fresh and salt water mix.

OBS

The sediments deposited in estuaries are fine silts, clays, and muds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Se dit de ce qui est lié à un estuaire.

PHR

Milieu estuarien.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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