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COHESIVE SLAB [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cohesive slab
1, record 1, English, cohesive%20slab
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cohesion [means] bonding within a snow layer or slab, the degree of which helps determine the overall strength of the slab. Cold new low-density snow may have little or no cohesion, behaving much like loose-dry sand. Conversely, small wind-broken snow grains often bond well and have many bonds per unit area, helping to produce a very cohesive slab. 2, record 1, English, - cohesive%20slab
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Warm temperatures will settle the new snow into a cohesive slab. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 3, record 1, English, - cohesive%20slab
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cohesive slab: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 4, record 1, English, - cohesive%20slab
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plaque cohésive
1, record 1, French, plaque%20coh%C3%A9sive
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
La chute de neige récente ainsi que la hausse des températures favorisent la formation de plaques cohésives. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 1, record 1, French, - plaque%20coh%C3%A9sive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plaque cohésive : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 2, record 1, French, - plaque%20coh%C3%A9sive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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