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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The compass direction a slope faces.  4, record 1, English, - slope%20orientation

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Slope Orientation. The orientation of the slope to the wind and sun is critical. Leeward slopes(facing away from the prevailing wind) are rapidly loaded by heavy snowfall, even during periods of clear weather.... The slope's orientation to the sun is also important. South-facing slopes receive the greatest amount of incoming solar radiation and tend to stabilize more quickly, but they may also release as a wet slide when the sun warms them.  5, record 1, English, - slope%20orientation

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Natural and accidental avalanches were reported this week in various areas on steep slopes, in particular, on south and east aspect. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]  3, record 1, English, - slope%20orientation

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

For example, a slope on the east side of a mountain has an east aspect.  4, record 1, English, - slope%20orientation

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

aspect; slope aspect: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.  6, record 1, English, - slope%20orientation

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Direction dans laquelle est orientée une pente.  3, record 1, French, - versant

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

L'exposition intervient sur la quantité de neige puisqu'elle détermine l'incidence du vent; elle intervient également sur les métamorphoses de la neige puisqu'elle conditionne l'exposition au rayonnement solaire et l'échauffement du manteau neigeux.  4, record 1, French, - versant

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Cette semaine, on a observé plusieurs avalanches naturelles et accidentelles dans plusieurs secteurs, en particulier, dans les pentes raides à orientation sud et est. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]  1, record 1, French, - versant

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

versant; orientation; exposition: termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.  3, record 1, French, - versant

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

This datum has its origin in Tokyo. It is defined in terms of the Bessel ellipsoid and oriented by means of a single astronomic station. By means of triangulation ties through Korea, the Japanese datum is connected with the Manchurian datum. Unfortunately, Tokyo is situated on a steep geoid slope and the single-station orientation has resulted in large systematic geoid separations as the system is extended from its initial point.  2, record 2, English, - Tokyo%20datum

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

A slide resulting from the pressure of a plane of weakness, e. g., fault, dyke or soft layer, in a critical orientation within the slope. Large segments of the slope move down along this plane.  1, record 3, English, - plane%20shear%20slide

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Un éboulement résultant de la présence d'un plan de faiblesse, e.g., une faible, un dyke, ou une couche tendre dans une orientation critique à l'intérieur du talus. De gros segments du talus descendent le long de ce plan.  1, record 3, French, - glissement%20suivant%20un%20plan%20de%20cisaillement

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish