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ROCKBAND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rockband
1, record 1, English, rockband
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rock band 2, record 1, English, rock%20band
correct, officially approved
- rock bar 3, record 1, English, rock%20bar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sluffs seldom entrain enough snow to bury a person deeply and the chief danger to winter recreationists from this type of avalanche is from being pushed over a cliff or rock band. 4, record 1, English, - rockband
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the [snow] slide quickly picked up velocity and traveled over a rock band (terrain trap) which may also explain the trauma to the fatality. 5, record 1, English, - rockband
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Bulletin for estimate of avalanche risk. ... Beware of a break in slope, a hallway with steep rock bars in the north slopes in Northeast and especially above 2400 meters where the snow is lower. 6, record 1, English, - rockband
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Spindrift slabs are forming under that rockband. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 7, record 1, English, - rockband
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rockband: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 8, record 1, English, - rockband
Record 1, Key term(s)
- band of rocks
- bar of rocks
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barre rocheuse
1, record 1, French, barre%20rocheuse
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'échelle européenne de risque d'avalanche. [...] Des instabilités, ne pouvant se révéler à priori que sous l'effet de forte surcharge, ne sont présentes que dans de très rares pentes raides particulièrement propices aux avalanches (zones entrecoupées de barres rocheuses à forte déclivité, profils de pentes très défavorables, ancrage avals déficient en raison d'une faible rugosité du sol par exemple). 2, record 1, French, - barre%20rocheuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Des plaques de neige poudreuse se forment sous cette barre rocheuse. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 3, record 1, French, - barre%20rocheuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barre: Forme de relief constituant un abrupt, caractérisée par une couche dure intercalée entre deux couches plus tendres, et faisant rupture de pente dans certains massifs montagneux. 4, record 1, French, - barre%20rocheuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barre rocheuse : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 5, record 1, French, - barre%20rocheuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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