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ABRASION GLACIAIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-11-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ice abrasion
1, record 1, English, ice%20abrasion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Abrasion: Wearing away by friction, e.g. of cliffs by detritus-charged waves (water abrasion), of rocks by glacier-borne (ice abrasion) or wind-borne (wind abrasion) detritus, of wood by sanding, of bark, etc. by deer antlers. 1, record 1, English, - ice%20abrasion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- abrasion glaciaire
1, record 1, French, abrasion%20glaciaire
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Usure par frottement occasionnée à des rochers par un glacier composé de débris divers. 1, record 1, French, - abrasion%20glaciaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- glacial abrasion
1, record 2, English, glacial%20abrasion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) a grinding process controlled by movement of the base of the glacier against the rock surface. Because glacial ice is of considerably lower density and hardness it seems certain that it is the rock particles held in the base of the ice that are the operative tools, and extensive abrasion must be associated with the existence of a large load of coarse basal material. 1, record 2, English, - glacial%20abrasion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- abrasion glaciaire
1, record 2, French, abrasion%20glaciaire
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Action d'érosion exercée sous la pression de la glace par les matériaux qu'elle contient ou déplace. 1, record 2, French, - abrasion%20glaciaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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