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WHAT DOES ALLUVIAL FAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Alluvial fan

An alluvial fan is a fan- or cone-shaped deposit of sediment crossed and built up by streams. If a fan is built up by debris flows it is properly called a debris cone or colluvial fan. These flows come from a single point source at the apex of the fan, and over time move to occupy many positions on the fan surface. Fans are typically found where a canyon draining from mountainous terrain emerges out onto a flatter plain, and especially along fault-bounded mountain fronts. A convergence of neighboring alluvial fans into a single apron of deposits against a slope is called a bajada, or compound alluvial fan.

Definition of alluvial fan in the English dictionary

The definition of alluvial fan in the dictionary is a fan-shaped accumulation of silt, sand, gravel, and boulders deposited by fast-flowing mountain rivers when they reach flatter land.

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Translation of «alluvial fan» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

冲积扇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abanico aluvial
570 millions of speakers

English

alluvial fan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जलोढ़ प्रशंसक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مروحة الغرينية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аллювиальных вентилятор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leque aluvial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাললিক পাখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cône alluvial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kipas alluvial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwemmkegel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

扇状地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

충적 팬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penggemar aluvial
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

quạt phù sa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாடி விசிறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जलोशय पंखा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Alüvyonlu fan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

conoide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stożek napływowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

алювіальних вентилятор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ventilator aluvionare
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

προσχωσιγενή ανεμιστήρα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

alluviale fan
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

alluvial fläkt
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

alluvial fan
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALLUVIAL FAN»

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Alluvial Fan Flooding
The volume also contains recommendations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is primarily responsible for floodplain mapping, and for state and local decisionmakers involved in flood hazard reduction.
Committee on Alluvial Fan Flooding, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 1996
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Alluvial Fans: Geomorphology, Sedimentology, Dynamics
... FAN Feeder Wadi. Alluvial-fan morphometry conventionally expresses the relationships between alluvial-fan properties, notably fan area and gradient, and feeder catchment properties especially drainage area (Bull 1977; Harvey 1997) ...
Adrian M. Harvey, Anne E. Mather, Martin R. Stokes, 2005
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Geomorphology of Desert Environments
The. Persistence. of. Climatic. Change. in. Alluvial-Fan. Studies. Alluvial fans develop at the base of drainages where feeder channels release their solid load ( Blair and McPherson, 2009; Leeder et al., 1998; Harvey et al., 2005). A classic ...
Anthony J. Parsons, Athol D. Abrahams, 2009
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Hydraulic Processes on Alluvial Fans
The third reason for examining hydraulic processes on alluvial fans is that in many arid and semi-arid regions the primary sources of potable water are aquifers which are a subsurface part of the alluvial fan. For example, Tucson, Arizona is ...
R.H. French, 1987
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Ground Penetrating Radar in Sediments
Despite a growing body of alluvial fan literature, there remains a lack of understanding of the processes and controls influencing alluvial fan sedimentation (for discussion see Blair & McPher- son l992. I994a; Hooke l993; Blikra & Nemec l998; ...
C. S. Bristow, Harry M. Jol, 2003
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Guidelines for the Geologic Evaluation of Debris-flow ...
Reviewing the oldest and most recent photos available is useful to evaluate drainage-basin and alluvial-fan changes through time. Obtaining aerial photographs taken after historical debris flows allows direct mapping of sediment sources and ...
Richard E. Giraud, 2005
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Hydrogeologic Framework of Stratified-drift Aquifers in the ...
Both Randall (1978b) and Williams (1991) inferred that the sand and gravel beneath postglacial alluvial-fan gravels were deposited by meltwater flowing along the major valley, perhaps augmented by sediment from tributaries, rather than ...
Allan D. Randall, 2001
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Alluvial Sedimentation: Special Publication 17 of the IAS
Alluvial-fan sedimentation along an active strike-slip fault: Pile-Pleistocene Pre- Kaczawa fan, SW Poland K. MASTALERZ'“ and I. WOJEWODA'I' *l'nsa'tate of Geological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, Cybttlskt'ego 30, 50-205 Wroclaw, ...
M. Marzo, C. Puigdefabregas, 2009
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Flood Resistant Design and Construction
C3.2 ALLUVIAL FAN AREAS Alluvial fan areas represent one of the most hazardous floodplain areas. Alluvial fans are geomorphic features characterized by cone- or fan-shaped deposits of boulders, gravel, sand, and fine sediments that ...
‎2000
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Extreme Depositional Environments: Mega End Members in ...
Terence C. Blair Blair & Associates LLC, 1949 Hardscrabble Place, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA ABSTRACT With an area of 119 km2 and a radial length of 17.1 km, the Cucomungo Canyon alluvial fan of Eureka Valley, California, ...
Marjorie A. Chan, Allen William Archer, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALLUVIAL FAN»

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Orange County's plans to turn rainwater into a resource
But because of the alluvial fan it gives us a unique opportunity to do (stormwater capture)," said Keith Linker, an Anaheim city engineer. In south ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
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Fall River Road reopens in Rocky
Damage was extensive on Old Fall River Road and the Alluvial Fan area. The road was closed to vehicles after the flood in 2013 and during ... «Sky Hi Daily News, Jul 15»
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Det norske oljeselskap completes drilling of appraisal wells, Ivar …
The seismic anomaly is linked to the top of a total oil column of about 25 metres in underlying sandstone (alluvial fan), 15 metres of which had ... «OilVoice, Jul 15»
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Delineation of the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea
The seismic anomaly is linked to the top of a total oil column of about 25 metres in underlying sandstone (alluvial fan), 15 metres of which had ... «Your Oil and Gas News, Jul 15»
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Old Fall River Road In Rocky Mountain National Park Now Open
Damage was extensive on Old Fall River Road and the Alluvial Fan area. The road was closed to vehicles after the flood in 2013 and during ... «Estes Park news, Jul 15»
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New water controls increase flexibility at Benton Lake
Prior to having that infrastructure in place, Lake Creek ran through the area, creating an alluvial fan. The new water control structure, which is ... «Great Falls Tribune, Jun 15»
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Four Rare Amphibians in California Move Closer to Endangered …
Since the 1950s the animals have lost more than 80 percent of their preferred grassland and alluvial fan habitats. The toads, which are ... «Center for Biological Diversity, Jun 15»
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Doug's Diggings: Visiting, hiking the Colorado Rockies
The alluvial fan is an interesting area. On July 15, 1982, at 5:30 a.m. Lawn Lake broke through the terminal moraine that had held since the end ... «Hudson Star Observer, Jun 15»
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Says it Won't List Leona's Little Blue …
One reason for this may be the presence of subsurface moisture present from an alluvial fan (Johnson 2011, p. 2). Sand Creek and Scott Creek ... «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
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Free pourings: Regional PLCB wine tastings June 19-20
These granite and schist soils sit on an alluvial fan at the highest point above the town and impart great complexity. However, great real estate ... «PennLive.com, Jun 15»

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