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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Moist snow avalanches form when heavy snowfall is immediately followed by rain or warm weather. In such a situation, an avalanche consists mainly of a mixture of melted snow and water, but it also carries other materials along the way.  2, record 1, English, - moist%2Dsnow%20avalanche

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

moist-snow avalanche : term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.  3, record 1, English, - moist%2Dsnow%20avalanche

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

L'avalanche de neige humide survient lors d'un redoux hivernal ou au printemps. Formée de neige humide et dense, elle s'écoule comme un torrent, mais de manière beaucoup plus lente que la précédente (rarement plus de 100 km/h), et sa trajectoire est guidée par le relief.  2, record 1, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20humide

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avalanche de neige humide : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.  3, record 1, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20humide

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Loose wet avalanches are a type of loose snow avalanche composed of wet or moist snow. They occur when surface snow loses strength due to melting.  2, record 2, English, - loose%20wet%20avalanche

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Les avalanches de neige mouillée sans cohésion sont des avalanches de neige sans cohésion composées de neige mouillée ou humide. Elles surviennent lorsque, à la suite d'une fonte, la neige de surface perd de la résistance.  2, record 2, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20mouill%C3%A9e%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Wet slab avalanches are caused by a thick cohesive slab of snow losing its bond to a weaker layer after becoming damp, moist, or saturated with water.  2, record 3, English, - wet%2Dslab%20avalanche

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

wet-slab avalanche; wet slab: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.  3, record 3, English, - wet%2Dslab%20avalanche

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Une importante avalanche de plaque de neige mouillée s'est décrochée dans cette pente en début de journée.  1, record 3, French, - avalanche%20de%20plaque%20de%20neige%20mouill%C3%A9e

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

avalanche de plaque de neige mouillée : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.  2, record 3, French, - avalanche%20de%20plaque%20de%20neige%20mouill%C3%A9e

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Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Evaporation from the surface of a body of water, moist soil, snow, or ice.  2, record 4, English, - surface%20evaporation

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 5,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Additional information, mostly development of ruts down to the pavement in hard-packed snow or thick ice caused by vehicles with studded tyres, and conditions for a wet or moist road to dry out will be collected by field studies as from the winter season 2002–2003.  2, record 5, English, - moist%20road

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR

drying of a moist road  3, record 5, English, - moist%20road

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR

séchage de route humide  1, record 5, French, - route%20humide

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 6,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Applications of dust control products were applied to wet roads that had not been prepared by blading.  2, record 6, English, - wet%20road

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Additional information, mostly development of ruts down to the pavement in hard-packed snow or thick ice caused by vehicles with studded tyres, and conditions for a wet or moist road to dry out will be collected by field studies as from the winter season 2002–2003.  3, record 6, English, - wet%20road

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR

splashing from a wet road  4, record 6, English, - wet%20road

Record 6,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR

projections sur route mouillée  1, record 6, French, - route%20mouill%C3%A9e

Record 6,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 7,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Deposit of ice crystals in the form of scales, needles, feathers and fans and which forms on objects in the same manner as dew, except that the water vapour of the air is transformed directly into ice crystals.  5, record 7, English, - hoar%20frost

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Hoarfrost [is] a deposit of interlocking ice crystals formed by direct sublimation on objects, usually those of small diameter freely exposed to the air, such as tree branches, plant stems and leaf edges, wires, and poles. Also, frost may form on the skin of an aircraft when a cold aircraft flies into warm and moist air or when it passes through air that is supersaturated with water vapor. Hoarfrost is formed similarly to the way dew is formed except that the temperature of the frosted object must be below freezing. Frost forms when air with a dew point below freezing is brought to saturation by cooling. In addition to its formation on freely exposed objects(air hoar), hoarfrost also forms inside unheated buildings and vehicles, in caves, in crevasses(crevasse hoar), on snow surfaces(surface hoar), and in air spaces within snow, especially below a snow crust(depth hoar). Hoarfrost is more fluffy and feathery than rime, which in turn is lighter than glaze. Hoarfrost is designated light or heavy(frost) depending upon the amount and uniformity of deposition.  6, record 7, English, - hoar%20frost

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Hoarfrost [is] due to nocturnal radiation. Hoarfrost forms during still, clear nights, is small in amount, needlelike in texture, the "needles" approximately perpendicular to the objects on which they occur, and most abundant along the edges.  7, record 7, English, - hoar%20frost

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS

hoarfrost: sometimes confused with "rime."  7, record 7, English, - hoar%20frost

Record 7,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Couche épaisse de cristaux de glace produite par le gel d'un dépôt de vapeur d'eau.  2, record 7, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20blanche

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La gelée blanche est un dépôt de glace, d'aspect cristallin, affectant le plus souvent la forme d'écailles, d'aiguilles, de plumes ou d'éventails. Elle se forme d'une manière analogue à la rosée, lorsque la température du point de rosée de l'air est inférieure à 0 °C.  3, record 7, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20blanche

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Pour deux raisons, une gelée blanche cause moins de dommage à la végétation qu'une gelée noire : 1) elle tend à isoler la plante d'un froid plus intense, 2) elle libère la chaleur latente de fusion en faveur du milieu.  2, record 7, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20blanche

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 CONT

On considère qu'il existe trois types de gelées : Les gelées par advections ou gelées noires ou gelées de plein vent. [...] Les gelées blanches ou gelées par rayonnement. Elles se produisent surtout pendant certaines nuits claires de février ou mars et même éventuellement jusqu'au début mai et occasionnent de gros dégâts sur la floraison. [...] Les gelées par évaporation.  4, record 7, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20blanche

Record 7,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Precipitación atmosférica de gotitas de agua en estado de sobrefusión que, al entrar en contacto con una superficie sólida (plantas, hilos telegráficos, etc.), se congelan bruscamente sobre ella y la cubren de una capa de pequeños cristales de hielo.  3, record 7, Spanish, - escarcha

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

escarcha; helada blanca: términos utilizados por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.  4, record 7, Spanish, - escarcha

Record 8,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The start zones of avalanches are classified as either alpine (above treeline), treeline or below treeline. The treeline is defined as the elevation band above the dense forests and below the area with very few or no trees. An important difference between these zones is wind exposure.  2, record 8, English, - below%20treeline

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Moist snow exists below treeline. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. ]  3, record 8, English, - below%20treeline

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS

below treeline: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.  4, record 8, English, - below%20treeline

Record 8,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT

De la neige humide se trouve au-dessous de la limite forestière. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]  1, record 8, French, - au%2Ddessous%20de%20la%20limite%20foresti%C3%A8re

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Il peut y avoir des plaques à vent dans les secteurs dégagés, en aval et au niveau de la limite forestière.  2, record 8, French, - au%2Ddessous%20de%20la%20limite%20foresti%C3%A8re

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 CONT

Il peut y avoir des plaques à vent dans les secteurs dégagés, ainsi qu'à la limite forestière et en aval.  2, record 8, French, - au%2Ddessous%20de%20la%20limite%20foresti%C3%A8re

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS

au-dessous de la limite forestière : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.  2, record 8, French, - au%2Ddessous%20de%20la%20limite%20foresti%C3%A8re

Record 8,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 9,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Moist snow means snow at 0°C. The water content in moist snow is less than 3% by volume. Water is not visible with a hand lens. The snow has a distinct tendency to stick together when pressed to form a snowball.  3, record 9, English, - moist%20snow

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Damp snow usually occurs when the temperature is around 0°C. Damp snow sticks to the road surface and is compacted by traffic. If there is a partial thaw, traffic creates ruts in the compacted snow. When it freezes again, "rails of ice" are formed, making the road impassable. This phenomenon is easy to detect. Snow falls in large flakes and crunches underfoot or under the tyres.  4, record 9, English, - moist%20snow

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Warm daytime temperatures will create moist snow on the surface. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. ]  1, record 9, English, - moist%20snow

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS

moist snow : term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.  5, record 9, English, - moist%20snow

Record 9,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Quand on dit que la neige [...] est humide, tu peux faire des boules de neige et quand elle est mouillée, on dit que c'est de la soupe. On ne marche pas dans cette neige : on patauge.  2, record 9, French, - neige%20humide

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT

À la suite du réchauffement diurne, on trouvera une neige humide en surface. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]  3, record 9, French, - neige%20humide

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS

La neige humide a une température de 0 °C et contient moins de 3 % d'eau liquide. On ne peut voir l'eau à la loupe. La neige a tendance à coller et elle se compacte aisément (boule de neige).  3, record 9, French, - neige%20humide

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS

neige humide : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.  4, record 9, French, - neige%20humide

Record 9,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 10,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The product of moist, cohesive snow that when initiated by wind rolls across the landscape, gathering snow until it can no longer move.  3, record 10, English, - snow%20roller

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT

A snow roller is a rare meteorological phenomenon in which large snowballs are formed naturally as chunks of snow are blown along the ground by wind, picking up material along the way, in much the same way that the large snowballs used in snowmen are made. Unlike snowballs made by people, snow rollers are typically cylindrical in shape, and are often hollow since the inner layers, which are the first layers to form, are weak and thin compared to the outer layers and can easily be blown away, leaving what looks like a doughnut or jelly roll. Snow rollers have been seen to grow as large as two feet in diameter. ... snow rollers are more common in hilly areas. However, [they are] a very rare phenomenon.  4, record 10, English, - snow%20roller

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS

It is shaped like a rolled sleeping bag, some reaching four feet across and seven feet in diameter.  3, record 10, English, - snow%20roller

Record 10,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Masse cylindrique de neige qui se forme le plus souvent en régions montagneuses lorsque de la neige mouillée, emportée par le vent, se met à rouler sur la surface.  2, record 10, French, - rouleau%20de%20neige

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Les rouleaux de neige se forment lorsque la neige, étant assez humide pour être cohésive, peut être charriée par le vent et rouler le long des pentes. Ils peuvent avoir plusieurs centimètres de longueur et de diamètre.  3, record 10, French, - rouleau%20de%20neige

Record 10,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Masa cilíndrica de nieve que se forma más a menudo en las regiones montañosas, cuando la nieve mojada, empujada por el viento, rueda sobre la superficie.  2, record 10, Spanish, - rollo%20de%20nieve

Record 11,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A mass of snow, soil, rock, trees, etc. brought down by an avalanche.  3, record 11, English, - avalanche%20debris

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The characteristics of debris in avalanche deposits depend on the hardness and moisture content(dry, moist, or wet) of the snow that originally released, the hardness of snow in the track, and the total distance the avalanche traveled. A hard slab usually has large chunks of debris in the deposit..., whereas a soft slab... breaks up into smaller pieces or balls. In general, the further the avalanche travels, the smaller the particles in the deposit.  3, record 11, English, - avalanche%20debris

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There is a large pile of avalanche debris in that gully. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]  4, record 11, English, - avalanche%20debris

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Avalanche debris is very hard and difficult to dig in.  3, record 11, English, - avalanche%20debris

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS

avalanche debris; debris: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.  5, record 11, English, - avalanche%20debris

Record 11,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Sur son passage, l'avalanche peut emporter de grandes quantités de débris (roches, troncs d'arbres).  3, record 11, French, - d%C3%A9bris%20d%27avalanche

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Une avalanche est une masse de neige et de glace se détachant brusquement des flancs d'une montagne, dont elle dévale la pente à grande vitesse en provoquant un déplacement brutal d'air - le vent d'avalanche - et en entraînant avec elle de la terre, des rochers et des débris de toute nature.  4, record 11, French, - d%C3%A9bris%20d%27avalanche

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 3 CONT

Il y a beaucoup de débris d'avalanche dans cette ravine. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]  1, record 11, French, - d%C3%A9bris%20d%27avalanche

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS

débris d'avalanche : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.  5, record 11, French, - d%C3%A9bris%20d%27avalanche

Record 11,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 12,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Small, shallow depression which forms mainly in winter over some high-latitude seas within a polar or arctic air mass.  5, record 12, English, - polar%20low

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT

When arctic-origin air in winter flows southward(northward in the southern hemisphere) across(relatively) warmer seas, strong surface heating acts both to enhance the degree of instability, and trigger vigorous moist convective towers. This is sufficient alone to give rise to heavy, wintry showers/cumulonimbus clusters etc., but often marked troughing, or even a closed circulation in the isobaric flow is found; the resultant low-level convergence/positive vorticity enhancement, plus the localised concentration of the latent heat energy released, enhances development within the system, and an intense(but synoptically small) area of rain, hail, sleet or snow & squally winds can result-a polar low(or polar depression or polar meso-cyclone in some texts).  2, record 12, English, - polar%20low

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 CONT

What is a polar low? Part of a diverse group of mesoscale weather systems (polar meso-cyclones). ... [There is] three types of polar meso-cyclones: -jet streak type, -arctic front type, -cold low type.  6, record 12, English, - polar%20low

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Polar mesocyclones: a term now used to encompass the whole ’family’ of disturbances resulting from arctic air flowing equatorward over progressively warmer seas; the term ’polar low’ is now often used only for ’extreme’ systems where gale or near gale-force winds are observed.  7, record 12, English, - polar%20low

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Its motion is approximately the same as the air stream in which it is embedded.  5, record 12, English, - polar%20low

Record 12,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Petite dépression peu profonde qui se forme principalement en hiver dans une masse d'air polaire ou arctique située sur certaines mers des hautes latitudes.  1, record 12, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20polaire

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Son mouvement est approximativement le même que celui du courant atmosphérique dans lequel elle se situe.  1, record 12, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20polaire

Record 12,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Depresión pequeña y poco profunda que se forma dentro de una masa de aire polar o ártico, especialmente en invierno, sobre los mares polares.  1, record 12, Spanish, - baja%20polar

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Se mueve siguiendo, aproximadamente, la dirección de la corriente de aire en que está inserta.  1, record 12, Spanish, - baja%20polar

Record 13,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The change from the loose-dry sub-freezing pack [of snow] of low density to a coarse, granular, moist pack of high density...  1, record 13, English, - ripening

Record 13,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[...] transformation d'une couche de neige folle, sèche, surcongelée, de faible densité, en une couche granulaire humide, de forte densité [...]  1, record 13, French, - m%C3%BBrissement

Record 13,  Textual support,  Spanish