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WIND-LOADED POCKET [1 record]

Record 1 2006-08-30

English

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

Watch for isolated avalanches in wind-loaded pockets that may surprise you. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

wind-loaded pocket: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

Key term(s)
  • wind loaded pocket

French

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

Méfiez-vous des avalanches isolées dans les secteurs chargés de neige transportée par le vent. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

En contexte, il arrive souvent que le terme «loaded» se traduise par «surchargé» (se dit d'une charge ajoutée à la charge initiale).

OBS

zone chargée de neige transportée par le vent; zone chargée de neige accumulée par le vent; zone chargée de neige ventée; zone chargée de neige soufflée : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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