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Jun 8, 2005 23:12
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Spanish term
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bajada
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
as opposed to alzada (sea level)
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lowering
The deduced mean rates of sea-level rise and/or lowering are in the order of 4metres. See webpage
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lower [sea level]
as opposed to higher
Lower sea levels in the Middle Cenomanian
It has been known since the 1970's that the relatively high sea levels during
the Cenomanian in southern England and northern France were interrupted by a ...
paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2003_L02_JMH/ - 29k - Cached - Similar pages
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Sea Level, Ice, and Greenhouses -- FAQ
Ice will act either to raise or lower the sea level. The major player for
catastrophic change is West Antarctica, which is currently in an unstable ...
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Global : Ideas : Bank - A scheme to lower sea levels
You take an area of land in let\'s say the Sahara, close to the Atlantic Ocean
in, whatever, Mauretania. Level it out with a declination of 3 degrees a.
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NCPA - Environmental Issues - Global Warming Could Lower Sea Level
Global Warming Could Lower Sea Level. Environmental activists have been predicting
that sea levels are about to rise and inundate low-lying areas as global ...
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Ice Sheet Retreat is Natural and Inevitable; Global Warming May ...
It is not a consequence of anthropogenic warming or recent sea level rise.
In other words, the future of the WAIS ... Global Warming May Lower Sea Levels ...
www.globalwarming.org/article.php?uid=119 - 17k - Cached - Similar pages
Lower sea levels in the Middle Cenomanian
It has been known since the 1970's that the relatively high sea levels during
the Cenomanian in southern England and northern France were interrupted by a ...
paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2003_L02_JMH/ - 29k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-06-08 23:20:38 GMT)
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Sea Level, Ice, and Greenhouses -- FAQ
Ice will act either to raise or lower the sea level. The major player for
catastrophic change is West Antarctica, which is currently in an unstable ...
www.radix.net/~bobg/faqs/sea.level.faq.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
Global : Ideas : Bank - A scheme to lower sea levels
You take an area of land in let\'s say the Sahara, close to the Atlantic Ocean
in, whatever, Mauretania. Level it out with a declination of 3 degrees a.
www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=5301 - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
NCPA - Environmental Issues - Global Warming Could Lower Sea Level
Global Warming Could Lower Sea Level. Environmental activists have been predicting
that sea levels are about to rise and inundate low-lying areas as global ...
www.ncpa.org/pi/enviro/envpd/pdenv134.html - 4k - Cached - Similar pages
Ice Sheet Retreat is Natural and Inevitable; Global Warming May ...
It is not a consequence of anthropogenic warming or recent sea level rise.
In other words, the future of the WAIS ... Global Warming May Lower Sea Levels ...
www.globalwarming.org/article.php?uid=119 - 17k - Cached - Similar pages
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superficie de conos aluviales (conos de deyección, abanicos fluviales) fusionados
Bajada The surface of a system of coalesced alluvial fans.
Forum: Geology Glossary
Bajada, The surface of a system of coalesced alluvial fans. Bar, An offshore,
submerged, elongate ridge of ... Offshore, The area from low tide seaward. ...
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"alluvial fan: cono de deyección, cono aluvial // abanico fluvial"
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below sea level
above sea level....
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low side
tal cual
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downwash
If by "alzada" you are referring to what's known as an "upwash," the "bajada" may be a "downwash" :-)
"...these downwash estimates are for the "middle" of the fin or sail, and do not apply near the root or foot, or near the tip or head."
http://www.onemetre.net/Download/Downwash/Downwash.htm
"...these downwash estimates are for the "middle" of the fin or sail, and do not apply near the root or foot, or near the tip or head."
http://www.onemetre.net/Download/Downwash/Downwash.htm
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