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LONGITUDINAL RIPPLE MARK [1 record]

Record 1 2013-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

A short, linear, straight sand ridge that is oriented parallel to the channel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

[Certaines rides] sont rectilignes et allongées parallèlement à la direction des courants. On leur a donné le nom de rides longitudinales. Leur profil est symétrique, ce qui les différencie des rides ordinaires transversales.

Spanish

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