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GO ISOTHERMAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- go isothermal
1, record 1, English, go%20isothermal
correct, verb, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The snowpack is rapidly going isothermal. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 1, record 1, English, - go%20isothermal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Applied to a snowpack, "isothermal" means the same temperature throughout the snowpack. In the snowpack, the ground temperature is always 0°, so an isothermal snowpack is 0° from the ground to the surface. This results in widespread avalanching. Very common, every spring and after rainfall. [Reference: Grant Statham, Avalanche Specialist, Parks Canada.] 2, record 1, English, - go%20isothermal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
go isothermal : term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 2, record 1, English, - go%20isothermal
Record 1, Key term(s)
- going isothermal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- devenir isotherme
1, record 1, French, devenir%20isotherme
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le manteau neigeux devient rapidement isotherme. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 2, record 1, French, - devenir%20isotherme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
devenir isotherme : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 3, record 1, French, - devenir%20isotherme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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