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OPEN SLOPE [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

Tree trunks may support the snowpack, inhibiting slab avalanches if the density of the trees is great enough. ... A mix with species of variable height and age is preferable; deciduous trees alone and open-spaced forests have a limited effect. Scattered trees on open slopes are not protection against avalanches.

CONT

Open bowls, treeless slopes, and rocky couloirs (or gullies) are natural avalanche paths. ... rock outcrops and dense stands of trees on otherwise open slopes may provide "islands of safety," which offer localized areas of reduced hazard.

CONT

Caution is advised on large open slopes in the alpine. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

open slope: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Soyez prudent sur les grandes pentes dégagées de la zone alpine. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

pente dégagée : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Ecosystems
  • Translation (General)
CONT

In summer [mule deer] eat shrubs and broad-leaved plants, while their winter diet is evergreens, saplings and shrubs. They often share winter range on open slopes and aspen forest with bighorn sheep and elk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Écosystèmes
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

L'été le cerf-mulet mange des arbustes et des plantes à larges feuilles, et des persistants, des arbrisseaux et des arbustes l'hiver. Il partage souvent son aire d'hivernage sur les pentes dénudées et dans les tremblaies avec le mouflon d'Amérique et le wapiti.

Spanish

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