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DEFORMED ICE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fracturing
1, record 1, English, fracturing
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The pressure process whereby ice is permanently deformed, and rupture occurs. 1, record 1, English, - fracturing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This term is most commonly used to describe the breaking across of very close ice, compact ice and consolidated ice. 1, record 1, English, - fracturing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de fractures
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20fractures
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène de pression par lequel la glace est soumise à une déformation permanente qui amène sa rupture. 1, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20fractures
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette expression est généralement utilisée pour décrire des cassures à travers une banquise très serrée, compacte ou consolidée. 1, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20fractures
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deformed ice
1, record 2, English, deformed%20ice
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... ice which has been squeezed together, and in places, forced upwards and downwards. 2, record 2, English, - deformed%20ice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The subdivisions of deformed ice are known as rafted ice, ridged ice, and hummocked ice. 2, record 2, English, - deformed%20ice
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- glace déformée
1, record 2, French, glace%20d%C3%A9form%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les subdivisions de ce terme général sont : glace empilée, glace tourmentée et glace hummockée. 1, record 2, French, - glace%20d%C3%A9form%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-02-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rubbled ice
1, record 3, English, rubbled%20ice
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deformed ice with pieces of ice piled on top of other ice in an irregular fashion, or ice debris remaining between floes after a pressure event. 1, record 3, English, - rubbled%20ice
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- glace cassée et reformée
1, record 3, French, glace%20cass%C3%A9e%20et%20reform%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glace déformée constituée de morceaux de glace empilés de façon irrégulière sur le dessus d'une autre formation de glace, ou débris de glace coincés entre des floes à la suite d'une crête barométrique. 1, record 3, French, - glace%20cass%C3%A9e%20et%20reform%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-02-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pressure ice
1, record 4, English, pressure%20ice
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ice, especially sea ice, which has been deformed or altered by the lateral stresses of any combination of wind, water currents, tides, waves, and surf... 2, record 4, English, - pressure%20ice
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Pressure ice] may include ice pressed against the shore, or one piece of ice upon another. 2, record 4, English, - pressure%20ice
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- glace de pression
1, record 4, French, glace%20de%20pression
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme général s'appliquant à des glaces flottantes qui ont été pressées les unes contre les autres et soulevées par endroits. 2, record 4, French, - glace%20de%20pression
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- hielo comprimido
1, record 4, Spanish, hielo%20comprimido
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- hielo bajo presión 1, record 4, Spanish, hielo%20bajo%20presi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Término general para hielos flotantes que han sido comprimidos entre sí y, en algunos lugares, impulsados hacia arriba. 1, record 4, Spanish, - hielo%20comprimido
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