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BROWN VEGETATION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brown leaf area index
1, record 1, English, brown%20leaf%20area%20index
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- BLAI 1, record 1, English, BLAI
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... BLAI is an index of only dead, standing vegetation ... 2, record 1, English, - brown%20leaf%20area%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... we found that the SAR signal was not significantly attenuated by sparse green vegetation cover(green leaf area index < 0. 35) and dense standing brown vegetation cover(brown leaf area index up to 1. 5). 1, record 1, English, - brown%20leaf%20area%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brown leaf area index; BLAI: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 2, record 1, English, - brown%20leaf%20area%20index
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- indice de la surface foliaire brune
1, record 1, French, indice%20de%20la%20surface%20foliaire%20brune
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- BLAI 1, record 1, French, BLAI
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- indice BLAI 1, record 1, French, indice%20BLAI
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Indice de végétation morte telle que laissée derrière par les forestiers. 2, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20la%20surface%20foliaire%20brune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
indice de la surface folaire brune; BLAI : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 2, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20la%20surface%20foliaire%20brune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-06-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- green vegetation 1, record 2, English, green%20vegetation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ground data included the percentage of green and brown vegetation and bare soil... 1, record 2, English, - green%20vegetation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- végétation riche
1, record 2, French, v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tation%20riche
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-06-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- brown vegetation
1, record 3, English, brown%20vegetation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ground data included the percentage of green and brown vegetation and bare soil. 1, record 3, English, - brown%20vegetation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- végétation pauvre
1, record 3, French, v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tation%20pauvre
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1980-06-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- chernozemic 1, record 4, English, chernozemic
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An order of soils that have developed under xerophytic or mesophytic grasses and forbs, or under grassland-forest transition vegetation, in cool to cold, subarid to subhumid climates. The soils have a dark-colored surface(Ah, Ahe, or Ap) horizon and a B or C horizon, or both, of high base saturation. The order consists of the Brown, Dark Brown, Black, and Dark Gray great groups. 1, record 4, English, - chernozemic
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chernozémique 1, record 4, French, chernoz%C3%A9mique
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se dit d'un ordre de sols se développant sous une végétation xérophile ou mésophile de graminées et de dicotylédones herbacées, ou une végétation de transition prairie-forêt, dans les régions à climat frais ou froid et variant de subaride à subhumide. Ces sols sont formés d'un horizon de surface (Ah, Ahe ou Ap) de couleur foncée, et d'un horizon B ou C, ou des deux, à degré élevé de saturation en bases. L'ordre chernozémique est formé des grands groupes de sols bruns, brun foncé, noirs et gris foncé. 1, record 4, French, - chernoz%C3%A9mique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1978-04-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- degraded chernozem
1, record 5, English, degraded%20chernozem
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In early U. S. classification systems, a group of zonal soils having a dark brown to black surface horizon and an underlying, gray leached horizon which in turn rests on a brown horizon. It is developed under an area in which forest vegetation has encroached upon grasslands, and is intermediate between chernozemic and podzolic types. 1, record 5, English, - degraded%20chernozem
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tchernozem dégradé
1, record 5, French, tchernozem%20d%C3%A9grad%C3%A9
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- chernozem dégradé 2, record 5, French, chernozem%20d%C3%A9grad%C3%A9
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si l'humidité augmente et si la forêt remplace la steppe, la matière organique et le [calcium] diminuent, l'argile émigre vers le bas et donne un horizon B réduit (brun, brun rouge): bref, il y a podzolisation et on a les "tchernozems dégradés". 1, record 5, French, - tchernozem%20d%C3%A9grad%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ces sols ne doivent pas être confondus avec (...) les chernozems dégradés (...) 2, record 5, French, - tchernozem%20d%C3%A9grad%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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