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catchment area [7 records]

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Record 1 2017-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Design
DEF

The area between the roadway edge of pavement and the base (toe) of a rock cut slope used to restrict rockfalls from [reaching] the roadway.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception des voies de circulation
CONT

Fosses de captage. Aménagement d'une fosse capable de recevoir les matériaux d'éboulis, habituellement en pied de talus. Les dimensions de la fosse sont calculées par informatique au moyen de logiciels simulant la trajectoire des blocs d'éboulis dans une falaise rocheuse. Cette solution doit tenir compte, entre autres, de la hauteur et de la pente de la falaise, de la nature des matériaux qui constituent la pente, et du dégagement au pied de la falaise.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

The area draining naturally to a water course or to a given point. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

Field teams at the Columbia Icefield and in the Maligne Lake drainage basin reported whumpfing of the snowpack at treeline and in the alpine. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

The term "drainage" refers to a specific valley. We commonly use watershed to describe locations in the landscape and so the conditions can vary between drainages (which means between valleys). Drainage refers to the "river" which all the water of that valley drains into. [Reference: Avalanche Specialist, Parks Canada.]

OBS

In North America, the term watershed is often used instead of catchment area. In the UK, watershed means the line separating two adjacent catchments.

OBS

drainage basin: term used by Parks Canada.

OBS

catchment area; catchment basin; gathering ground: terms standardized by ISO.

OBS

drainage basin; drainage: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

OBS

drainage basin: expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Bassin drainant naturellement vers un cours d'eau ou un endroit donné. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

CONT

Les équipes sur le terrain au champ de glace Columbia et au bassin hydrographique du lac Maligne ont signalé des whoumfs dans le manteau neigeux à la limite forestière et dans la zone alpine. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

Les bassins sont séparés par des lignes de partage des eaux.

OBS

bassin hydrographique : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

OBS

bassin hydrographique; bassin versant : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

OBS

bassin récepteur; bassin hydrologique : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

El conjunto de aguas (ríos, quebradas, arroyos, aguas subterráneas y aguas (lluvias), que bajan de las montañas hasta desembocar en un río principal.

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Record 3 2006-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
  • Geochemistry
CONT

In the case of uranium-bearing calcrete, which normally contains vanadates, or phoscrete, the uranium probably is derived in large catchment areas from a separate source from that for the vanadium and phosphate.

OBS

Influence of catchment basin area on the sediment geochemistry appears to be minimal. There are weak, yet statistically significant,correlations of catchment area with loss on ignition, manganese, fluoride, iron, chromium and vanadium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
  • Géochimie
CONT

Dans le cas des croûtes calcaires uranifères qui contiennent normalement des vanadates, ou des croûtes phosphatées, l'uranium s'est probablement accumulé dans de grandes zones de captage à partir d'une source distincte de celle du vanadium et du phosphate.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
CONT

The core concept of the Community Mental Health Center is that it will function as the nucleus for mental health services of the community it serves - usually defined geographically and termed the catchment area. Depending upon the number, quality and effectiveness of pre-existing health (general as well as mental), education, and welfare agencies in the catchment area, the Center may house, staff, or directly implement all the services necessary to meet the mental health needs of the community.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
DEF

Aire géographique donnée à la population de laquelle un établissement de santé assure ses services.

Key term(s)
  • aire de recrutement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
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Record 5 2002-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • School and School-Related Administration
  • Continuing Education
DEF

The area of residence from which an adult education establishment draws its users.

OBS

Catchment area: reproduced from Terminology of Adult Education with the permission of the International Bureau of Education.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
  • Éducation permanente
DEF

aire de recrutement : étendue de la région d'où viennent les élèves d'une école.

DEF

zone d'implantation : [...] zone résidentielle qui fournit son public à une institution d'éducation des adultes.

OBS

Zone d'implantation : reproduit de Terminologie de l'éducation des adultes avec la permission du Bureau international d'éducation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración escolar y paraescolar
  • Educación permanente
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Record 6 1986-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Development
  • Trade
DEF

Geographical zone which contains the regular clients of a section or defined commercial centre.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement urbain
  • Commerce
DEF

Zone à l'intérieur de laquelle la population résidente est potentiellement cliente d'un établissement commercial.

DEF

Aire géographique sur laquelle s'exerce l'attraction d'un point de vente, d'un centre commercial, d'une ville.

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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