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AVALANCHE CLASS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- avalanche size
1, record 1, English, avalanche%20size
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- size 2, record 1, English, size
correct, officially approved
- size of snow avalanche 3, record 1, English, size%20of%20snow%20avalanche
correct
- avalanche class 2, record 1, English, avalanche%20class
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The size (mass) of snow avalanches depends on the amount of snow that releases initially in the starting zone, plus the amount entrained (picked up) or deposited during downslope motion. ... The mass of snow avalanches varies from small amounts occurring as a result of sluffs to deep slabs with long continuous fracture lines up to about one million tonnes (order of magnitude). 3, record 1, English, - avalanche%20size
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An avalanche's size and destructive potential depend on several factors including: the amount of snow available, the terrain and its vegetative cover, the steepness of the slope, and the instability of the snowpack. Weather factors also play key roles in the initiation and ultimate severity of an avalanche. 4, record 1, English, - avalanche%20size
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
What was the avalanche size of that release? [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 2, record 1, English, - avalanche%20size
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term avalanche class is replaced by the term avalanche size; avoid its use even though it is still encountered occasionally. 2, record 1, English, - avalanche%20size
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
avalanche size; size: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 5, record 1, English, - avalanche%20size
Record 1, Key term(s)
- snow avalanche size
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taille de l'avalanche
1, record 1, French, taille%20de%20l%27avalanche
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étendue de l'avalanche, classée selon la longueur de l'écoulement, le volume et les dommages potentiels. 2, record 1, French, - taille%20de%20l%27avalanche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quelle est la taille de cette avalanche ? [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 3, record 1, French, - taille%20de%20l%27avalanche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La taille de l'avalanche concerne surtout le volume de neige (ou d'aérosol) mis en jeu par l'avalanche. L'intensité d'une avalanche est un terme surtout utilisé par les ingénieurs et chercheurs en protection paravalanche. Une avalanche intense est une avalanche dont les caractéristiques dynamiques sont élevées : vitesse, pression, pouvoir destructeur. 3, record 1, French, - taille%20de%20l%27avalanche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
taille de l'avalanche : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 4, record 1, French, - taille%20de%20l%27avalanche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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