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AVALANCHE PROBE LINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- probe line
1, record 1, English, probe%20line
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- avalanche probe line 2, record 1, English, avalanche%20probe%20line
correct
- line of probers 3, record 1, English, line%20of%20probers
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A line of rescuers, formed along a contour and facing uphill, organized to probe the snow with poles to locate an avalanche victim. 4, record 1, English, - probe%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A probe line is a coordinated and systematic three-dimensional group search for a victim of an avalanche. The patterns differ for coarse probing, fine probing, and vehicle probing. Working a probe line is slow and tedious: It is close to the last resort when a visual search of the surface, a transceiver search, spot probing, and dog searches have been unsuccessful. 5, record 1, English, - probe%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Spot-probe ... any small, likely deposits. Repeat, until you are confident the buried person is not in these areas. If spot-probing is unsuccessful, set up a line of probers, again considering the last seen point and estimated trajectory. 3, record 1, English, - probe%20line
Record 1, Key term(s)
- probeline
- avalanche probeline
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaîne de sondage
1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20de%20sondage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vague de sondage 2, record 1, French, vague%20de%20sondage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vague de sondage doit être limitée en nombre afin de permettre un contrôle réellement efficace par le chef de vague (15 à 20 sondeurs). [...] Les personnes sont alignées «épaule contre épaule», ce qui garantit la cohésion de la vague de sondage et son maintien de façon simple et durable. [...] Les sondes sont tenues verticalement et alignées entre les pieds de chaque sondeur. [Au] commandement «Sondez», la sonde est enfoncée verticalement de deux mètres. [Au] commandement «En avant», les sondeurs avancent et se mettent en position de sondage, les pieds de part et d'autre de la sonde comme précédemment, jusqu'au commandement suivant : «Sondez». Cette méthode garantit un déplacement effectif de 50 cm, et constitue de fait une grille de 50 cm par 50 cm. 2, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20de%20sondage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Former une chaîne de sondage. 3, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20de%20sondage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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