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NEVE [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2013-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Type of berg which is not a true iceberg.

CONT

It is composed, at least above sea level, of névé; these snowbergs have the appearance of barrier bergs, but float with a greater proportion of their volume above sea level than true icebergs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
DEF

[A] rock of atmospheric origin, whether derived by condensation(as snow, névé, and glacier ice), by wind action, or by deposition by volcanic vapors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
DEF

Roche résultant de condensation atmosphérique, neige, glace.

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

Bonney Névé(glacier), B. C.

CONT

Illecillewaet Névé(icefield), B. C.

OBS

Historically, "névé" in Canada has been applied to an entire glacier or icefield, rather than to only the area of snow accumulation, which is the usual glaciological application.

OBS

Terminology validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

Non attesté en français au Canada.

OBS

Terminologie uniformisée par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire BT-176 faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 4 1987-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

The process whereby snow is changed to névé.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
CONT

[Cette figure] illustre le passage d'un flocon neigeux vers l'état de cristal de glace. (...) Au bout d'une année, habituellement, la neige est ainsi transformé en névé. (...) La série des transformations neige-névé-glace (...) est analogue aux processus qui donnent naissance aux roches métamorphiques.

Spanish

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Record 5 1978-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Permanent and semi-permanent masses of ice or névé formed by the accumulation of drifted snow in the lee of projections or in depressions on the surface.

OBS

"Snowdrift ice" is the initial formation from which "cirque ice" seems to originate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Masse de glace formée par l'accumulation de neige dans les dépressions ou derrière des obstacles.

Spanish

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