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CREUX NIVATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A shallow depression or hollow in a mountain-side, permanently or intermittently occupied by a snow bank or snow parth and produced by nivation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

[...] cavité inscrite dans une masse saillante, causée par les actions de la neige sur le modelé des versants. Le fond est concave, rectiligne ou convexe.

Key term(s)
  • creux de nivation
  • niche nivale

Spanish

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