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RIDE CAPILLAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
DEF

Small surface waves controlled by surface tension and gravity, appearing as ruffling of the sea surface.

OBS

ripples: term rarely used in the singular (ripple).

Key term(s)
  • ripple

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
DEF

Petites ondes de la surface de la mer dues aux forces de tension superficielle et gravité.

CONT

Longuet-Higgins (1963) a suggéré un mécanisme de la formation, souvent constatée, même en l'absence de vent, de train de rides capillaires immédiatement à l'avant de la crête d'une lame suffisamment cambrée, peu avant qu'elle ait atteint son profil anguleux.

OBS

rides capillaires : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (ride capillaire).

Key term(s)
  • ride capillaire

Spanish

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