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Record 1 1999-10-04

English

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

A cone or mound of ice or snow on a glacier, covered with a veneer of silt thick enough to protect the underlying material from the ablation that has lowered the surrounding surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

[Les] cônes couverts [...] sont des cônes [de glace ou de neige] de quelques décimètres de hauteur, recouverts de boue ou de gravier, [...]

OBS

Le terme cône couvert a aussi un sens générique. Il englobe les notions de cône de débris et cône de poussière.

Spanish

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