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ice lens [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ice lens
1, record 1, English, ice%20lens
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ice lense 2, record 1, English, ice%20lense
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An horizontal accumulation of permanently frozen ground ice. 2, record 1, English, - ice%20lens
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lentille de glace
1, record 1, French, lentille%20de%20glace
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glace formant une lentille surtout horizontale et de dimensions variables. 2, record 1, French, - lentille%20de%20glace
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les lentilles de glace sont formées de cristaux prismatiques de glace pure qui s'accolent les uns aux autres perpendiculairement aux surfaces des lentilles; elles s'accroissent uniquement vers le bas au contact de l'eau. [...] Généralement parallèles à la surface du sol. 3, record 1, French, - lentille%20de%20glace
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lentille de glace : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 4, record 1, French, - lentille%20de%20glace
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-09-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ice lens
1, record 2, English, ice%20lens
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thin ice crust of less than 0.5 cm thick. 1, record 2, English, - ice%20lens
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is a thin ice lens down 50 cm in the snowpack. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 1, record 2, English, - ice%20lens
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ice lens: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 2, record 2, English, - ice%20lens
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pellicule de glace
1, record 2, French, pellicule%20de%20glace
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mince couche de glace 1, record 2, French, mince%20couche%20de%20glace
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- lamelle de glace 2, record 2, French, lamelle%20de%20glace
see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fine couche de glace d'épaisseur variable (moins de 0,5 cm), [formée dans le manteau neigeux par la pluie ou par un processus de fonte et de regel]. 1, record 2, French, - pellicule%20de%20glace
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une mince pellicule de glace se trouve à 50 cm de profondeur dans le manteau neigeux. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 1, record 2, French, - pellicule%20de%20glace
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «lamelle de glace» n'a pas été retenu par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche car une lamelle semble avoir une surface faible, alors qu'une pellicule (ou une couche) peut être étendue. 2, record 2, French, - pellicule%20de%20glace
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pellicule de glace; mince couche de glace : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 2, record 2, French, - pellicule%20de%20glace
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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