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07:56 Dec 21, 2009
English to Finnish translations [PRO]
Science - Geology
Additional field(s): Agriculture, Geography
English term or phrase: blowout
Definition from geotech.org:
A shallow circular or elliptical depression in sand or dry soil formed by wind erosion.

Example sentence(s):
  • Deflation basins, called blowouts, are hollows formed by the removal of particles by wind. Blowouts are generally small, but may be up to several kilometers in diameter. cartage.org
  • Slopes protected from the prevailing winds have had negligible wind erosion except in areas where severe erosion created deflation basins. These blowout basins are limited to small interfluve areas, a few square miles in size, which probably had a thick layer of loose, sand-size fissile-shale fragments that winds could erode. Soil Science Society of America
  • Wind erosion removes and redistributes soil. Small blowout areas may be associated with adjacent areas of deposition at the base of plants or behind obstacles, such as rocks, shrubs, fence rows, and roadbanks. United States Department of Agriculture
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3Deflaatiopinta
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Deflaatiopinta


Definition from Metsähallitus:
Deflaatiolla tarkoitetaan tuulen nostamaa ja kuljettamaa
irtonaista materiaalia. Deflaatiopinnat ovat
tuulen muodostamia painanteita, kun hieno aines on
kulunut ja kulkeutunut pois.

Example sentence(s):
  • EOLISET KULUTUSMUODOT Deflaatiopinnat - tuuli irrottaa ja kuluttaa hienon aineksen pois, jäljelle jää kuoppa jossa karkeampaa ainesta (halk. m-km, syvyys muutama metri) - Oulun yliopisto  
  • Variksenmarjadyynit ovat kehityksensä alkuvaiheessa epästabiileja, deflaatiopinnalle muodostuneita hiekkaa kerääviä variksenmarjakumpareita. - Ympäristö  
  • Ihanteellisimpia kohteita deflaatiolle ovat vanhat eolisesta hiekastakoostuvat dyynit, joiden kasvillisuus on tuhoutunut tai vähentynyt. Deflaatiota tapahtuutuulen poistaessa irrallaan olevia partikkeleita. eolinen= tuulen aiheuttama - EOLINEN AKTIIVISUUS  
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