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Record 1 2011-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

Ice below the surface of the lithosphere, formed from the freezing of either saturated or unsaturated rock or soil or from the covering of a bed of surface ice or snow by a mantle of rock debris.

OBS

pore ice: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Glace située au-dessous de la surface de la lithosphère.

OBS

Elle peut être formée par congélation d'une roche ou d'un sol, saturés ou non, ou par recouvrement d'une couche de glace ou de neige par des débris rocheux.

OBS

glace interstitielle : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-02-08

English

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

A large ice mass, with an area usually greater than about 50 000 km², made up of ice domes and outlet glaciers.

OBS

An ice sheet will be called a continental ice sheet or continental glacier if it covers a large part of a continent.

OBS

ice sheet: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Glacier de forte épaisseur, de plus de 50 000 kilomètres carrés, formant une couverture continue et s'étendant dans toutes les directions.

OBS

nappe glaciaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
CONT

[...] las fluctuaciones de tamaño en el manto de hielo de montaña patagónica entre latitud 52º y 46º S estuvieron en fase con aquellas de las calotas polares.

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