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VALLEY SPRING [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-09-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
- Environment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Central Okanagan Naturalists’ Club
1, record 1, English, Central%20Okanagan%20Naturalists%26rsquo%3B%20Club
correct, British Columbia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CONC 2, record 1, English, CONC
correct, British Columbia
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Central Okanagan Naturalists’ Club(CONC), based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, is a group dedicated to the conservation and stewardship of nature in the central part of the Okanagan Valley. CONC has active groups interested in birding, botany, conservation, education, hiking(in the spring, summer, and fall), and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing(in the winter). 1, record 1, English, - Central%20Okanagan%20Naturalists%26rsquo%3B%20Club
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités du secteur privé
- Environnement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Central Okanagan Naturalists' Club
1, record 1, French, Central%20Okanagan%20Naturalists%27%20Club
correct, British Columbia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CONC 2, record 1, French, CONC
correct, British Columbia
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-10-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Silviculture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- late frost
1, record 2, English, late%20frost
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- late freezing 2, record 2, English, late%20freezing
correct
- late freeze 2, record 2, English, late%20freeze
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Temperatures that cause freeze injury to winter wheat at different growth stages. Winter wheat rapidly loses hardiness during spring growth and is easily injured by late freezes. ... Late freezing usually injures only certain parts of the wheat head and rarely kills the whole plant, plants may continue to absorb nitrate from the soil but do not have any developing grain to utilize the nitrogen. Nitrate might accumulate under those conditions and poison livestock unless the feed is diluted with adequate quantities of low-nitrate feed. 2, record 2, English, - late%20frost
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Once an appropriate species has been chosen, planting should be timed to avoid early frost or late frost... Avoid planting valley bottoms prone to cold air drainage and radiative frost until later in the season. Although these sites may be snow free early in the spring, depending upon the species, they should not be planted until after the risk of frost has passed. 3, record 2, English, - late%20frost
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Sylviculture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gelée tardive
1, record 2, French, gel%C3%A9e%20tardive
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gelées de printemps, en particulier les gelées tardives (ainsi qu'en automne, les gelées précoces) sont également très graves, car elles se produisent à un moment où les végétaux sont en pleine activité (notamment les arbres fruitiers en fleur); mais leur localisation dans le temps comme dans l'espace permet une certaine lutte. En général, ces gelées revêtent un caractère local dû à l'absence de vent et au drainage de l'air froid et ont peu de conséquences au niveau national tout en restant très graves au niveau de l'exploitant. 2, record 2, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20tardive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sur les cendres, du blé, de l'avoine, de l'orge, des navets étaient semés à la volée; un léger hersage, et tout est dit, à moins qu'une gelée tardive ne vînt ravager le pauvre champ. 3, record 2, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20tardive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalent dans «La Forêt», p. 155 4, record 2, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20tardive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
- Silvicultura
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- helada tardía
1, record 2, Spanish, helada%20tard%C3%ADa
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-03-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- norther
1, record 3, English, norther
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A strong, cold northerly wind in various parts of the Northern Hemisphere. 2, record 3, English, - norther
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
norther : The term has several specific applications : 1) In the southern United States, especially in Texas(Texas norther), in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Gulf of Panama away from the coast, and in Central America(norte), the norther is a strong cold wind from between northeast and northwest. It occurs between November and April, freshening during the afternoon and decreasing at night. It is a cold air outbreak associated with the southward movement of a cold anticyclone. It is usually preceded by a warm and cloudy or rainy spell with southerly winds. The norther comes as a rushing blast and brings a sudden drop of temperature of as much as 25°F in one hour or 50°F in three hours in winter. 2) The California norther is a strong, very dry, dusty, northerly wind that blows in late spring, summer, and early fall in the valley of California or on the West Coast when pressure is high over the mountains to the north. It lasts from one to four days. The dryness is due to adiabatic warming during descent. In summer it is very hot. 3) The Portuguese norther is the beginning of the trade wind west of Portugal. 4) Norther is used for a strong north wind on the coast of Chile that blows occasionally in summer. 5) In southeast Australia, a hot dry wind from the desert is called a norther. 3, record 3, English, - norther
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- norther
1, record 3, French, norther
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- nordique 2, record 3, French, nordique
correct, masculine noun
- northern 3, record 3, French, northern
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent fort et froid, venant du nord, dans diverses parties de l'hémisphère Nord. 2, record 3, French, - norther
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] norther [est un] vent du nord sec et froid, soufflant sur le golfe du Mexique et surtout au Texas; [c'est aussi un] vent du nord, chaud et sec soufflant dans la Great Valley de Californie. 4, record 3, French, - norther
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Naviguer en Amérique centrale. [...] la période des northers [...] commence. Cette période va de novembre à avril. En novembre les coups de vent de Nord sont de force raisonnable : 7 à 8 Beaufort mais au fur et à mesure que l'hiver avance, ils se renforcent et peuvent devenir très violents : force 10 ou plus. 5, record 3, French, - norther
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les températures peuvent néanmoins baisser brusquement sur le Golfe du Mexique lorsque souffle le norther, vent violent et glacial. 6, record 3, French, - norther
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse répertorie «northern» au lieu de «norther». Norther figure dans les dictionnaires spécialisés de météorologie. 7, record 3, French, - norther
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
northern : Phénomène relevé en Amérique du Nord (centre et sud-est des États-Unis et occasionnellement golfe du Mexique), qui correspond à l'arrivée d'air polaire continental aux latitudes subtropicales, voire intertropicales. (Il se traduit par une forte et tenace chute des températures, la descente vers les basses latitudes d'un front froid et d'un anticyclone thermique postfrontal et à des influences néfastes sur les cultures. Le passage d'un front froid particulièrement marqué sur le golfe du Mexique peut y provoquer des vents de tempête.) 3, record 3, French, - norther
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- norteño
1, record 3, Spanish, norte%C3%B1o
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Viento fuerte y frío de componente norte en varias partes del hemisferio Norte. 1, record 3, Spanish, - norte%C3%B1o
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-01-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- valley spring
1, record 4, English, valley%20spring
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of depression spring issuing from the side of a valley at the outcrop of the water table. 2, record 4, English, - valley%20spring
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- source de rupture de pente
1, record 4, French, source%20de%20rupture%20de%20pente
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- source de vallée 2, record 4, French, source%20de%20vall%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Source due à un brusque changement de pente sur le versant d'une vallée d'érosion. 1, record 4, French, - source%20de%20rupture%20de%20pente
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sources de vallée [...] résultent de l'arrivée au jour d'une nappe phréatique recoupée par une vallée [...] 2, record 4, French, - source%20de%20rupture%20de%20pente
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-08-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Ecosystems
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- rheocrene
1, record 5, English, rheocrene
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- rheocrene spring 2, record 5, English, rheocrene%20spring
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gushing spring in which the water spurts out of horizontal or downward sloping strata and immediately races down into the valley. 3, record 5, English, - rheocrene
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Natural springs arise where underground water re-surfaces. Three principal sorts are usually recognized: those where the water flows away down a gradient (rheocrenes), those where it, initially at least, is contained in a basin (limnocrenes), and those where it egresses into a marsh (helocrenes). 4, record 5, English, - rheocrene
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Écosystèmes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- source rhéocrène
1, record 5, French, source%20rh%C3%A9ocr%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] source apparaissant au flanc d'une pente. 2, record 5, French, - source%20rh%C3%A9ocr%C3%A8ne
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sources rhéocrènes apparaissent au flanc des sols en pente et permettent aux eaux vadoses de revenir en surface. Les suintements sont souvent de minuscules sources rhéocrènes. 3, record 5, French, - source%20rh%C3%A9ocr%C3%A8ne
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sources jaillissantes (rhéocrènes), submergées (limnocrènes) et en suitements (hélocrènes, [...] dont la composition dépend des conditions microclimatiques et hydrologiques particulières engendrées par la source. 4, record 5, French, - source%20rh%C3%A9ocr%C3%A8ne
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-01-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- early frost
1, record 6, English, early%20frost
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- early freeze 2, record 6, English, early%20freeze
- early freezing 3, record 6, English, early%20freezing
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Once an appropriate species has been chosen, planting should be timed to avoid early frost or late frost... Avoid planting valley bottoms prone to cold air drainage and radiative frost until later in the season. Although these sites may be snow free early in the spring, depending upon the species, they should not be planted until after the risk of frost has passed. 4, record 6, English, - early%20frost
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Excessive rain, a prolonged period of drought or an early freeze can each diminish autumn leaf color. 2, record 6, English, - early%20frost
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
AGRAS is the first company specialised in agricultural insurance (field cultures, plantations, animals), against natural risks (hail, late and early freezing, showers and storms, landslide and land fall, fire caused by natural electric discharge). 3, record 6, English, - early%20frost
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- gelée précoce
1, record 6, French, gel%C3%A9e%20pr%C3%A9coce
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- gelée hâtive 2, record 6, French, gel%C3%A9e%20h%C3%A2tive
correct, feminine noun
- première gelée 3, record 6, French, premi%C3%A8re%20gel%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gelées de printemps, en particulier les gelées tardives (ainsi qu'en automne, les gelées précoces) sont également très graves, car elles se produisent à un moment où les végétaux sont en pleine activité (notamment les arbres fruitiers en fleur); mais leur localisation dans le temps comme dans l'espace permet une certaine lutte. En général, ces gelées revêtent un caractère local dû à l'absence de vent et au drainage de l'air froid et ont peu de conséquences au niveau national tout en restant très graves au niveau de l'exploitant. 4, record 6, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20pr%C3%A9coce
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[..] au-dessous de 3 degrés C la plante est détruite, ce qui peut se produire à l'occasion de gelées hâtives 5, record 6, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20pr%C3%A9coce
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
À l'automne, après la première gelée, rabattez les plantes à 15 cm du sol. Si vous devez mettre un paillis, attendez que le sol soit gelé pour l'hiver. 3, record 6, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20pr%C3%A9coce
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
- Producción vegetal
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- helada precoz
1, record 6, Spanish, helada%20precoz
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-09-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- barrier spring
1, record 7, English, barrier%20spring
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A spring resulting from the diversion of a flow of ground water over or underneath an impermeable barrier in the floor of a valley. 1, record 7, English, - barrier%20spring
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- source de seuil
1, record 7, French, source%20de%20seuil
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- source de débordement 2, record 7, French, source%20de%20d%C3%A9bordement
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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