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The Alfred Wegener Institute conducts research in the Arctic, the Antarctic and at temperate latitudes. It coordinates Polar research in Germany and provides both the necessary equipment and the essential logistic back up for polar expeditions.  1, record 1, English, - Alfred%20Wegener%20Institute%20for%20Polar%20and%20Marine%20Research

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The hypothesis that the continents had once formed a single landmass before breaking apart and drifting to their present locations.  2, record 2, English, - continental%20drift%20theory

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The hypothesis of continental drift was largely developed by the German Alfred L. Wegener, a lecturer in astronomy and meteorology, who suggested that the Earth's continents had at one time been joined in two supercontinents. In the year 1912, Wegener made the proposal that all the continents were previously one large continent, but then broke apart, and had drifted through the ocean floor to where they are now located.  3, record 2, English, - continental%20drift%20theory

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The terms "drift theory" and "displacement theory" are the current shortened forms used implicitly to mean the "theory of continental drift", or "continental displacement theory".  9, record 2, English, - continental%20drift%20theory

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displacement theory; Wegener hypothesis : terms used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector.  9, record 2, English, - continental%20drift%20theory

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Théorie exposée par Wegener en 1912 [qui] suppose que les continents forment des radeaux de «Sial» de faible densité flottant sur le «Sima» plus dense et visqueux.  5, record 2, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9rive%20continentale

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Le terme «théorie de la dérive» est la forme abrégée utilisée couramment de façon implicite pour désigner la «théorie de la dérive continentale» ou «théorie de la dérive des continents».  6, record 2, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9rive%20continentale

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Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift, and understanding that the planet's crustal plates are created at the mid-ocean ridge boundaries came in the second half of this century.  3, record 3, English, - ocean%20ridge%20boundary

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ocean ridge boundary: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.  4, record 3, English, - ocean%20ridge%20boundary

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Les dorsales océaniques (souvent appelées dorsales médio-océaniques, bien qu'elles n'occupent pas toujours une position médiane) désignent des chaînes sous-marines existant dans tous les bassins océaniques.  3, record 3, French, - fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20dorsale%20oc%C3%A9anique

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[...] il se crée perpétuellement de la nouvelle lithosphère océanique aux niveau des frontières divergentes, c'est-à-dire aux dorsales médio-océaniques. Ce sont ces processus qui expliquent comment s'est formé un océan comme l'Atlantique, [...] une question chère à Wegener.  4, record 3, French, - fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20dorsale%20oc%C3%A9anique

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[...] les séismes superficiels qui se produisent en faible profondeur, [...] se retrouvent autant aux frontières divergentes, c'est à dire le long des dorsales médio-océaniques qu'aux frontières convergentes au voisinage des fosses océaniques; [...]  5, record 3, French, - fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20dorsale%20oc%C3%A9anique

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frontière de dorsale océanique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.  2, record 3, French, - fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20dorsale%20oc%C3%A9anique

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Formation and growth of snow crystals of some size in the interior of supercooled water clouds due to the difference between the saturation pressure of water vapour over water ... and over ice ...  1, record 4, English, - Findeisen%2DBergeron%20nucleation%20process

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The Bergeron-Findeisen process describes how ice crystals grow at the expense of supercooled water droplets in a water-saturated environment. This process is of particular importance in mid- to high latitudes where clouds routinely extend upward to subfreezing temperatures. Determining the ratio of supercooled droplets to ice crystals and the rate at which a cloud becomes glaciated aids a forecaster’s ability to predict winter precipitation types and amounts. Making these determinations is based on an understanding of the Bergeron-Findeisen process.  2, record 4, English, - Findeisen%2DBergeron%20nucleation%20process

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In 1911, Alfred Wegener, a geologist... originally proposed a theory of ice crystal growth based on the difference in saturated water-vapor pressure between ice crystals and supercooled water droplets. In the 1930's, the Swedish meteorologist Tor Bergeron and the German meteorologist Walter Findeisen contributed further to the theory which became known as the Bergeron-Findeisen process.  2, record 4, English, - Findeisen%2DBergeron%20nucleation%20process

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The Bergeron process is most important in clouds with temperatures below freezing. It involves interactions between ice particles, supercooled water, and water vapor - hence the name "three-phase process".  3, record 4, English, - Findeisen%2DBergeron%20nucleation%20process

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Formation et croissance de cristaux de neige d'assez grande dimension au sein de nuages d'eau surfondue, due à la différence entre la pression de saturation de la vapeur d'eau par rapport à l'eau [...] et celle par rapport à la glace [...]  1, record 4, French, - processus%20de%20nucl%C3%A9ation%20de%20Findeisen%2DBergeron

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Lorsque la température d'un nuage est inférieure au point de congélation, il peut y avoir coexistence de cristaux de glace et de gouttelettes surfondues. Or, étant donné que la tension de vapeur est plus faible pour la glace que pour l'eau surfondue, et que l'air humide y a atteint son point de saturation, il est donc, dans ce cas, déjà sursaturé par rapport à la glace. Cette propriété de la vapeur d'eau fait en sorte que dès qu'il y a formation de cristaux de glace dans un nuage, ceux-ci se mettent à grossir, souvent aux dépens des gouttelettes. C'est ce qu'on appelle l'effet Bergeron : après avoir atteint une taille suffisante, ils tombent du nuage et fondent dans une couche où la température est supérieure au point de congélation. Mais la croissance des cristaux de glace par le seul effet Bergeron est plutôt lent 4 heures pour obtenir une goutte de pluie de seulement 2 mm.  5, record 4, French, - processus%20de%20nucl%C3%A9ation%20de%20Findeisen%2DBergeron

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Formación y crecimiento de cristales de nieve de tamaño relativamente grande en el interior de una nube de agua subfundida como consecuencia de la diferencia entre la presión de saturación del vapor de agua con respecto al agua [...] y al hielo [...]  1, record 4, Spanish, - proceso%20de%20nucleaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Findeisen%2DBergeron

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In reference to geodynamics.  1, record 5, English, - Working%20Group%20of%20European%20Geoscientists%20for%20the%20Establishment%20of%20Networks%20for%20Earthquake%20Research

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