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Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)
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Term No.Term Name/Term DescriptionAction
1170
Salt-dilution gauging
A method for the measurement of flow of water based upon the nearly linear relation between the concentration and the electrical conductivity of a salt solution, which makes it possible to determine the degree of dilution by integrating a conductivity time graph......
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1791
Soluble salts
Salts that dissolve in water; especially, the salts found in the soil solution.
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2004
Tidal marsh
Low, flat marsh land traversed by interlacing channels and tidal sloughs and usually inundated by high tides.
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2078
Marsh
An area of soft, wet or periodically inundated land, generally treeless and usually characterized by grasses and other low growth......
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2152
Per cent salt
This is the quantity of salt expressed as a percentage of the dry weight of the soil.
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3119
Saltation
Discontinuous motion of particles above the bed of a channel in series of short hops. Also refers to the same type of movement of soil particles over a land surface during wind erosion......
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3120
Saltation layer
The zone above the bed where the phenomenon of saltation occurs in flowing channel.
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3121
Saltation load
The material bouncing along the bed, or moved, directly or indirectly, by the impact of the bouncing particles.
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3122
Saltation load discharge
The amount of material moved in unit time due to saltation.
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5479
Basalt
A compact igneous rock, of grey to black colour, consisting chiefly of lime-feldspar, augite and iron embedded in glass or crystallites......
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6459
Saltation
Wind and/or water erosion initiated by soil particles bouncing low over an unprotected surface.
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6763
Marsh
1 ‑ Area of low‑lying wetland, usually characterized by non‑woody vegetation; may be either fresh or salt water. 2 ‑ See 2078......
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6764
Tidal marsh
Low, flat marshlands traversed by interlaced channels and tidal sloughs and subject to tidal inundation. Normally the only vegetation consists of salt‑tolerant bushes and grasses......
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6765
Salt marsh
Similar to fresh (grass‑dominated) marsh, but adjacent to marine areas covered periodically (tidally or seasonally) with saline water......
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6766
Marshlands
Areas interspersed with open water, emergent vegetation (hydrophytes) and terrestrial vegetation (phreatophytes).
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7682
Salt flat
The salt‑encrusted bottom of a desiccated lake.
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7734
Desalinization, or Desalting
Removing salt from ocean or brackish water by distillation, freezing, electrodialysis, reverse osmosis, or other means.
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7736
Salt water intrusion
The movement of salt water into subterranean aquifers.
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