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CYCLE DEGEL-REGEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- melt-freeze cycle
1, record 1, English, melt%2Dfreeze%20cycle
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conditions of melt followed by conditions of freezing, either within the snowpack or the atmosphere. 2, record 1, English, - melt%2Dfreeze%20cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When the sun is sufficiently strong to melt the top layers of the snowpack during the day and when nighttime temperatures fall below 0°C, cycles of freezing and thawing will occur. In this process, called melt-freeze metamorphism, smaller grains will melt before large ones and so, during the course of a number of melt-freeze cycles, larger grains will grow at the expense of smaller ones. 3, record 1, English, - melt%2Dfreeze%20cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The mountains are under the influence of a melt-freeze cycle. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 4, record 1, English, - melt%2Dfreeze%20cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
melt-freeze cycle: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 5, record 1, English, - melt%2Dfreeze%20cycle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- melt freeze cycle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cycle dégel-regel
1, record 1, French, cycle%20d%C3%A9gel%2Dregel
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cycle fonte-regel 2, record 1, French, cycle%20fonte%2Dregel
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les montagnes subissent l'influence d'un cycle de dégel-regel. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 2, record 1, French, - cycle%20d%C3%A9gel%2Dregel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cycle dégel-regel; cycle fonte-regel : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 3, record 1, French, - cycle%20d%C3%A9gel%2Dregel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cycle dégel regel
- cycle fonte regel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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