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ROCKIES SNOW-PACK [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Physical Geography (General)
CONT

The Rockies snowpack is nearly isothermal. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

[British Columbia.] There are three main types of snowpack referred to in a geographical sense: coastal snowpack, interior snowpack, and Rockies snowpack.

OBS

Rockies snowpack: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

Key term(s)
  • Rockies snow-pack
  • Rockies snow pack

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
CONT

Le manteau neigeux des Rocheuses est isotherme. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

manteau neigeux des Rocheuses : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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