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Record 1 2006-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

Dry-slab avalanches account for almost all avalanche accidents. A dry-slab avalanche is a cohesive plate of dry snow [(snow that has a relatively low amount of water)] that fractures as a unit, and then breaks apart as it slides--like a pane of glass sliding off an inclined table.

CONT

There was a large dry-slab avalanche on that slope. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

dry-slab avalanche; dry slab: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

Key term(s)
  • dry slab avalanche

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Une importante avalanche de plaque sèche s'est produite sur cette pente. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

avalanche de plaque sèche : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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