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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The sliding of a glacier on its bed.  3, record 1, English, - basal%20sliding

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The difference between observed and calculated creep velocities is accounted for by basal sliding (U_s) ... and in many glaciers U[subscripts] may be the dominant term in ice flow accounting for up to 90% of the motion.  4, record 1, English, - basal%20sliding

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[This phenomenon] is the result of a glacier reaching its melting point at its base. It accounts for 90% of the glacier's total movement and is responsible for erosion at the ice-rock interface on the beds of glaciers and ice sheets.  5, record 1, English, - basal%20sliding

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

basal slip: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.  6, record 1, English, - basal%20sliding

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Gisement d'un glacier sur son lit.  2, record 1, French, - glissement%20basal

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Phénomène qui compte pour 20 à 90 % de l'écoulement total d'un glacier. Caractéristiques de glaciers dits tempérés qui se trouvent dans des conditions de pression et de température telles qu'au moins la base du glacier est proche de l'état de fusion. Donc, une couche d'eau apparaît à la base du glacier quand ce dernier se bute à des obstacles mineurs qui font varier la pression et amènent l'écoulement du glacier.  3, record 1, French, - glissement%20basal

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

glissement basal : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.  4, record 1, French, - glissement%20basal

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish