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ICE INFORMATION CENTER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-12-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
1, record 1, English, National%20Snow%20and%20Ice%20Data%20Center
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NSIDC 1, record 1, English, NSIDC
correct, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The National Snow and Ice Data Center is part of the University of Colorado Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences. Established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a national information and referral center in support of polar and cryospheric research. The NSIDC archives and distributes digital and analog snow and ice data. We also maintain information about snow cover, avalanches, glaciers, ice sheets, freshwater ice, sea ice, ground ice, permafrost, atmospheric ice, paleoglaciology, and ice cores. 1, record 1, English, - National%20Snow%20and%20Ice%20Data%20Center
Record 1, Key term(s)
- National Snow and Ice Data Centre
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
1, record 1, French, National%20Snow%20and%20Ice%20Data%20Center
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- NSIDC 1, record 1, French, NSIDC
correct, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-11-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Space Centres
- Telecommunications Facilities
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Ice Information Centre
1, record 2, English, Ice%20Information%20Centre
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- IIC 1, record 2, English, IIC
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Ice Information Center
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Centres spatiaux
- Installations de télécommunications
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Centre d'information sur les glaces.
1, record 2, French, Centre%20d%27information%20sur%20les%20glaces%2E
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale - CUTS 2, record 2, French, - Centre%20d%27information%20sur%20les%20glaces%2E
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Centre canadien chargé de recueillir, de traiter et de diffuser les toutes les informations sur les glaces de l'Arctique, il sera l'un des client de RADARSAT International, la société chargée de diffuser les données obtenues par le satellite RADARSAT. 1, record 2, French, - Centre%20d%27information%20sur%20les%20glaces%2E
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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