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ICE CONDITIONS [3 records]

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Record 1 2006-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Facilities and Venues
  • Ice Hockey
  • Skating
  • Curling
DEF

The state of an iced surface which, in its best, will be even and smooth for figure and speed skating, ice hockey, luging and bobsleighing, and hard and freshly sprayed for curling.

OBS

Ice conditions are established for the oval used for long track speed skating, the run or track for luge or bobsleigh, the skating rink used for figure skating, ice hockey, short track speed skating, broomball or ringette, and sheets for curling, even if the surfaces do not have the same areas nor the same form.

Key term(s)
  • rink conditions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et sites (Sports)
  • Hockey sur glace
  • Patinage
  • Curling
DEF

Manière d'être de la surface d'une étendue glacée qui, à son meilleur, sera lisse et ferme pour le patinage artistique ou de vitesse, le hockey sur glace, la luge et le bobsleigh, et dure et avec pitons fraîchement pulvérisés pour le curling.

OBS

On établit l'état de la glace de l'anneau pour le patinage de vitesse sur longue piste, de la piste pour la luge ou le bobsleigh, de la patinoire pour le patinage artistique, le patinage de vitesse sur courte piste, ou des matchs de hockey sur glace, de ballon sur glace ou de ringuette, et des pistes pour le curling, même si les espaces utilisés n'ont pas une même superficie ni une même forme.

Key term(s)
  • état de la piste
  • état de la patinoire

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

There are two different aspects to the arctic environment: the physical environment and the ecological environment. These two components are linked together and as a result, affect each other. Probably the most prominent physical component is the abundance of snow and ice for a large part of the year. For the people and animals who live in the arctic, the ice conditions have an enormous impact on biological activity, accessibility, and lifestyle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
OBS

activity of the AES of Environment Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours

Spanish

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