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DECREASING STRENGTH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decreasing strength
1, record 1, English, decreasing%20strength
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- losing strength 1, record 1, English, losing%20strength
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The decreasing strength of the snowpack is due to the warming air temperature. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 1, record 1, English, - decreasing%20strength
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
strength: inherent capacity of a substance (e.g., snow layers or the snow cover) to resist both external and internal forces and the resultant changes in form or size. 2, record 1, English, - decreasing%20strength
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
decreasing strength; losing strength: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 3, record 1, English, - decreasing%20strength
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- perte de résistance
1, record 1, French, perte%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance
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 période de redoux a entraîné une perte de résistance du manteau neigeux. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 1, record 1, French, - perte%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La «stabilité du manteau neigeux» indique le rapport entre la résistance du manteau neigeux et les tensions ou les contraintes qui s'y exercent. Elle constitue l'élément clé de la prévision du danger d'avalanche, parce que - le manteau neigeux n'est pas une structure homogène, qu'il est en constante mutation et est soumis au cours d'un hiver à diverses influences météorologiques; - le rapport entre la résistance et les tensions peut être très différent d'une couche de neige à l'autre ou d'un endroit à l'autre (différences d'altitude et d'exposition, entre autres). 2, record 1, French, - perte%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
perte de résistance : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 3, record 1, French, - perte%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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