Strömungsfächer

English translation: flow fan

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German term or phrase:Strömungsfächer
English translation:flow fan
Entered by: Beatrix Read

15:41 Mar 2, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology
German term or phrase: Strömungsfächer
Strömungsfächer
Ein stark verästelter Schwemmfächer markiert den Übergang zwischen zwei Teilbecken des Khor al- Adaid, auch Inland Sea genannt

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Beatrix Read
Canada
Local time: 22:19
flow fan
Explanation:
These channels are interpreted as feeders for a debris flow fan of glacial age
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-03-02 19:10:24 GMT)
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See page 2 for picture:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1171/pdf/usgs_of2012-1171-Lanca...

Confidence level is beginning to rise!

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Note added at 18 hrs (2016-03-03 09:47:14 GMT)
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Google: "flow fan" geology
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 04:19
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!
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flow fan


Explanation:
These channels are interpreted as feeders for a debris flow fan of glacial age
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-03-02 19:10:24 GMT)
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See page 2 for picture:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1171/pdf/usgs_of2012-1171-Lanca...

Confidence level is beginning to rise!

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Note added at 18 hrs (2016-03-03 09:47:14 GMT)
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Google: "flow fan" geology

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 04:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Which search engine did you use? I googled flow fan before and did not see anything with geological context ...

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