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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- periglacial climate
1, record 1, English, periglacial%20climate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A climate characteristic of the immediate margins of former and existing glaciers and ice sheets, and influenced by the cold temperature of the ice. 2, record 1, English, - periglacial%20climate
Record 1, Key term(s)
- frost climate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- climat périglaciaire
1, record 1, French, climat%20p%C3%A9riglaciaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Climat caractéristique de régions situées à la périphérie d'une calotte de glace ou d'un glacier continental. 2, record 1, French, - climat%20p%C3%A9riglaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sous climat périglaciaire [...], les rivières des plaines atlantiques françaises avaient au printemps des crues de fonte assez brusques et, grâce au sous-sol gelé, des débits assez gros, pour transporter galets et graviers [...] alors qu'aujourd'hui elles ne réussissent à déplacer que de fins limons. 3, record 1, French, - climat%20p%C3%A9riglaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sous climat périglaciaire, les schistes, micaschistes, phonolites, ainsi que les calcaires compacts ou marneux et la craie, sont débités à grande vitesse par le gel [...] 4, record 1, French, - climat%20p%C3%A9riglaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] l'action des climats périglaciaires du Quaternaire, à action chimique lente [...] 5, record 1, French, - climat%20p%C3%A9riglaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
En climat tempéré les alluvions fluviatiles [...] sont un matériel fin (limon), alors qu'en climat périglaciaire il s'agit d'alluvions grossières exploitées au fond du lit majeur [...] 6, record 1, French, - climat%20p%C3%A9riglaciaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Climatología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- clima periglacial
1, record 1, Spanish, clima%20periglacial
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clima característico de las regiones circundantes a un casquete polar o a un glaciar continental. 1, record 1, Spanish, - clima%20periglacial
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