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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
eolian deposit — [ soil survey ] Sand, silt or clay sized clastic material transported and deposited primarily by wind, commonly in the form of a dune or a sheet of sand or loess. Conventionally, primary volcanic deposits (e.g., tephra) are handled… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
eolian sands — [ soil survey ] Sand sized, clastic material transported and deposited primarily by wind, commonly in the form of a dune or a sand sheet. Compare: beach sands. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Martian soil — is the fine regolith found on the surface of Mars. Its properties can differ significantly from those of terrestrial soil. The term Martian soil typically refers to the finer fraction of regolith, that which is composed of grains one centimeter… … Wikipedia
1938 USDA soil taxonomy — The 1938 USDA soil taxonomy was a soil classification system adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture, now obsolete. The classification system used previously was developed and published in 1936 by C.F. Marbut, who was chief of the… … Wikipedia
Paxton (soil) — Paxton, Fine Sandy Loam The Official State Soil of Massachusetts The Paxton soil series was established in Worcester County Massachusetts in 1922, and is named for the town of Paxton where it was first described and mapped. In 1991, the… … Wikipedia
Narragansett (soil) — Narragansett Coarse loamy over sandy or sandy skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Typic Dystrudepts The (Unofficial) State Soil of Rhode Island, USA Narragansett soils occur on approximately 12,000 acres (49 km²) in Rhode Island and also occur in … Wikipedia
засоление почвы эоловое — Накопление в почве солей, принесенных ветром из мест развевания солончаков, разрушения соленосных пород и с морских побережий. [Словарь геологических терминов и понятий. Томский Государственный Университет] Тематики геология, геофизика Обобщающие … Справочник технического переводчика
Erosion prediction — Soil erosion prediction models play an important role both in meeting practical needs of soil conservation goals and in advancing the scientific understanding of soil erosion processes. They are used to help land managers choose practices to… … Wikipedia
beach sands — [ soil survey ] Well sorted, sand sized, clastic material transported and deposited primarily by wave action and deposited in a shore environment. Compare: eolian sands. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Loess — is a homogeneous, typically non stratified, porous, friable,slightly coherent, often calcareous, fine grained, silty, pale yellow or buff, windblown (aeolian) sediment. [Richthofen, F. von. 1882. On the mode of origin of the loess. The Geological … Wikipedia
Carolina Bay — Carolina bays are elliptical depressions concentrated along the Atlantic seaboard within coastal Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and northcentral Florida (Prouty 1952, Kaczorowski 1977). In… … Wikipedia