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JOKULHLAUP [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

[A] sudden outburst of water released by a glacier.

OBS

jökulhlaup: an Icelandic term.

OBS

jökulhlaup: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Brusque coulée d'eau libérée par un glacier.

OBS

L'inondation résultant d'une rupture de poche glaciaire, appelée aussi «débâcle glaciaire» ou «jökulhlaup», peut être dévastatrice.

OBS

jökulhlaup (terme islandais, "outburst flood" en terme anglo-saxon).

OBS

jökulhlaup; débâcle fluvio-glaciaire instantanée : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • débâcle fluvioglaciaire instantanée

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
DEF

Súbita liberación de aguas por parte de un glaciar.

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