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Record 1 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

An horizontal accumulation of permanently frozen ground ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Glace formant une lentille surtout horizontale et de dimensions variables.

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.

OBS

lentille de glace : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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