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GLACE COLUMNAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

Ice consisting of vertical columns of ice crystals massed together.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

[Glace dont les] cristaux ont la forme de prismes allongés verticaux [...]

OBS

[...] le diamètre le plus fréquent de leur section est 2,5 cm, leur longueur est le plus souvent celle de l'épaisseur de la couche de glace qu'ils traversent de bout en bout.

Spanish

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