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PLAYA BAJA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beach face
1, record 1, English, beach%20face
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- beachface 2, record 1, English, beachface
correct, see observation
- foreshore 3, record 1, English, foreshore
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The section of the beach [that is the steepest part of the foreshore] normally exposed to the action of wave uprush. 4, record 1, English, - beach%20face
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Foreshore [is] the same as the beach face where unconsolidated material is present. 5, record 1, English, - beach%20face
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not synonymous with "shoreface." 6, record 1, English, - beach%20face
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bas de plage
1, record 1, French, bas%20de%20plage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- basse plage 2, record 1, French, basse%20plage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie inférieure de l'estran, à pente très faible. 3, record 1, French, - bas%20de%20plage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur la plage littorale proprement dite, on distingue : le bas de plage, lissé ou modelé par des levées et des sillons selon les états de la mer; le haut de plage, occupé par des cordons littoraux sapés en gradins de plage. 4, record 1, French, - bas%20de%20plage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une ligne de flexion à partir de laquelle tout diminue brusquement comme le calibre des sédiments si l'estran est constitué à la fois par des galets et des sables, marque le passage au bas de plage qui est submergé à chaque marée. Sa partie aval montre parfois une alternance de bancs surbaissés et de gouttières ou bâches dans lesquelles subsiste de l'eau à marée basse. 5, record 1, French, - bas%20de%20plage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Oceanografía
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- playa baja
1, record 1, Spanish, playa%20baja
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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