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DEPTH FREEZING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soils (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- frost line
1, record 1, English, frost%20line
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- frostline 2, record 1, English, frostline
correct
- frost depth 3, record 1, English, frost%20depth
correct
- depth of frost penetration 4, record 1, English, depth%20of%20frost%20penetration
correct
- depth of frost 3, record 1, English, depth%20of%20frost
correct
- depth of freezing 5, record 1, English, depth%20of%20freezing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maximum depth of frozen ground during the winter. The term may refer to an individual winter, to the average over a number of years, or to the greatest depth recorded since observations began. The frost line varies with the nature of the soil and the protection afforded by vegetal ground cover and snow cover, as well as with the amount of seasonal cooling. 6, record 1, English, - frost%20line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
- Mécanique des sols
- Sols (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- profondeur de gel
1, record 1, French, profondeur%20de%20gel
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- profondeur de pénétration du gel 2, record 1, French, profondeur%20de%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration%20du%20gel
correct, feminine noun
- profondeur maximale de la pénétration du gel 3, record 1, French, profondeur%20maximale%20de%20la%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration%20du%20gel
correct, feminine noun
- ligne de gel 4, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20gel
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour ce qui est de la profondeur, les conduites d'eau doivent être placées au-dessous de la ligne de gel, qui varie selon les climats et la topographie des lieux. 4, record 1, French, - profondeur%20de%20gel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
(...) les couches de chaussées ont (...) de faibles teneurs en eau, or c'est la chaleur latente (...) qui gouverne la profondeur de gel. 5, record 1, French, - profondeur%20de%20gel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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