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FROSTLESS ZONE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- frostless zone
1, record 1, English, frostless%20zone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- thermal belt 2, record 1, English, thermal%20belt
correct
- thermal zone 1, record 1, English, thermal%20zone
correct
- green belt 1, record 1, English, green%20belt
correct
- verdant zone 1, record 1, English, verdant%20zone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That warmest part of a slope above a valley floor lying between the layer of cold air that forms over the valley floor on calm, clear nights and the cold hilltops or plateaus. 3, record 1, English, - frostless%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Silas McDowell (1795-1879) was a southern pomologist and a botanist of renown ... during the 1850s. ... He was the originator of the "thermal belt" concept which is a zone on a mountainside where frost and freezes are less common than in the valleys and on the mountaintops. 4, record 1, English, - frostless%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The air flowing down the slopes is warmed by mixing with the air above ground level and to some extent also by adiabatic compression. The frostless zone is not a fixed belt but varies in level from night to night and season to season according to the initial temperature, the length of the night, and the clearness of the sky. Its lower limit is sometimes clearly marked by the upper limit of frost damage to crops, following the hillsides at a small angle to the horizontal. 3, record 1, English, - frostless%20zone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone thermale
1, record 1, French, zone%20thermale
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone à l'abri du gel 1, record 1, French, zone%20%C3%A0%20l%27abri%20du%20gel
feminine noun
- zone verdoyante 1, record 1, French, zone%20verdoyante
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie la plus chaude d'une pente au-dessus du fond d'une vallée, située entre la couche d'air froid qui se forme au fond de la vallée par nuit claire et calme et les sommets froids ou les plateaux. 1, record 1, French, - zone%20thermale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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