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FLAW POLYNYA [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

... a polynya between ice and fast ice.

CONT

Sometimes the polynya is limited on one side by the coast and is called a shore polynya or by fast ice and is called a flaw polynya.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

[...] polynie entre la glace et la banquise côtière.

CONT

On parle d'une polynie côtière si la polynie se trouve entre la glace dérivante et la côte, et d'une polynie de séparation si elle se trouve entre la glace dérivante et une banquise côtière.

Spanish

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