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LOOSE ICE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- loose ice
1, record 1, English, loose%20ice
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ribbon seals are usually found in the loose ice of the frontal zone (sea ice north of the zone where open water meets pack ice and south of consolidated pack ice), and rarely along the coast or on fast ice (ice attached to the coast, not floating over open water). 2, record 1, English, - loose%20ice
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glaces libres
1, record 1, French, glaces%20libres
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une partie de la population de l'occurrence de Saint-Jean-Port-Joli [observée] depuis quelques années a été littéralement abrasée par le mouvement des glaces libres en hiver, ce qui a entraîné une perte d'individus. 1, record 1, French, - glaces%20libres
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Oceanografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hielo fragmentado
1, record 1, Spanish, hielo%20fragmentado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las focas embarazadas necesitaban encontrar hielo cuanto antes y es probable que se conformaran con hielo fragmentado cerca de la orilla. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hielo%20fragmentado
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-02-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Oceanography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- open pack ice
1, record 2, English, open%20pack%20ice
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- loose pack ice 2, record 2, English, loose%20pack%20ice
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pack ice in which the concentration is 4/10 to 6/10, with many leads and polynyas, and the floes generally not in contact with one another. 3, record 2, English, - open%20pack%20ice
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Océanographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- banquise lâche
1, record 2, French, banquise%20l%C3%A2che
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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