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WIND-LOADED SLOPE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-08-30

English

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

Watch for isolated wind-loaded slopes. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

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

French

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

Méfiez-vous des pentes chargées 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

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

Spanish

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