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fracture line profile [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-12-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fracture line profile
1, record 1, English, fracture%20line%20profile
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A snow profile obtained by excavating a snowpit at a recent slab avalanche release site. 2, record 1, English, - fracture%20line%20profile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fracture line profile [is] a graphical representation of the components of a slab avalanche prepared by excavating a snowpit at the crown face and measuring a variety of snow parameters from the surface down at and including the bed surface (and sometimes extending to the ground). Typical parameters measured include time, date, location, weather, slope angle, aspect, slab dimensions, and include the snowpack stratigraphy parameters plotted at the appropriate depth from the surface in cm: density, hardness, temperature, moisture, fracture depth. 3, record 1, English, - fracture%20line%20profile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A fracture line profile showed that the slab failed on facets. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 4, record 1, English, - fracture%20line%20profile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
A fracture line profile revealed that the weakness involved dates back to November. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 4, record 1, English, - fracture%20line%20profile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fracture line profile [must be done] ideally within 24 hours after [the avalanche slab] occurrence. 5, record 1, English, - fracture%20line%20profile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fracture line profile: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 6, record 1, English, - fracture%20line%20profile
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- profil de cassure linéaire
1, record 1, French, profil%20de%20cassure%20lin%C3%A9aire
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- profil de fracture linéaire 1, record 1, French, profil%20de%20fracture%20lin%C3%A9aire
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- profil de cassure 1, record 1, French, profil%20de%20cassure
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- profil de fracture 1, record 1, French, profil%20de%20fracture
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le profil de cassure linéaire indique que la plaque a cédé sur une couche de grains à faces planes. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 1, record 1, French, - profil%20de%20cassure%20lin%C3%A9aire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le profil de cassure linéaire a révélé que les couches fragiles en cause se sont formées en novembre. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 1, record 1, French, - profil%20de%20cassure%20lin%C3%A9aire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
profil de cassure linéaire; profil de fracture linéaire; profil de cassure; profil de fracture : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 2, record 1, French, - profil%20de%20cassure%20lin%C3%A9aire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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