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remote-triggered avalanche [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- remote-triggered avalanche
1, record 1, English, remote%2Dtriggered%20avalanche
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- remotely triggered avalanche 2, record 1, English, remotely%20triggered%20avalanche
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[An] avalanche that occurs away from the point where it is triggered. 3, record 1, English, - remote%2Dtriggered%20avalanche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Remote-triggered avalanches] happen when a slab fractures the weak layer below it but does not produce an avalanche at the site of the fracture. Instead, the fracture propagates along the weak layer until it reaches a portion of the slab that rests on a slope that is sufficiently steep to avalanche. 4, record 1, English, - remote%2Dtriggered%20avalanche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
remote-triggered avalanche; remotely triggered avalanche: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 5, record 1, English, - remote%2Dtriggered%20avalanche
Record 1, Key term(s)
- remote triggered avalanche
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- avalanche déclenchée à distance
1, record 1, French, avalanche%20d%C3%A9clench%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20distance
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] avalanche qui ne se produit pas à l'endroit où elle a été déclenchée. 2, record 1, French, - avalanche%20d%C3%A9clench%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20distance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les avalanches déclenchées à distance] surviennent lorsqu'une plaque provoque une rupture de la couche fragile en dessous, sans toutefois provoquer d'avalanche à l'endroit de la rupture. Celle-ci se propage plutôt le long de la couche fragile jusqu'à ce qu’elle atteigne une portion de la plaque qui repose sur une pente assez abrupte pour produire une avalanche. 2, record 1, French, - avalanche%20d%C3%A9clench%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20distance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
avalanche déclenchée à distance : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 3, record 1, French, - avalanche%20d%C3%A9clench%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20distance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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