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Record 1 2007-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

Any form of ice floating in water, including ice that is stranded or grounded and ice formed on land but drifting in the sea.

PHR

Floating ice sediment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Toute glace qui flotte, mais non forcément à la dérive.

OBS

Les glaces flottantes se rencontrent dans tous les milieux et exercent une action morpho-sédimentologique importante (Dionne, 1970).

OBS

glace flottante : terme souvent utilisé au pluriel (glaces flottantes).

Key term(s)
  • glaces flottantes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
DEF

Cualquier forma de hielo que se encuentra flotando en el agua.

CONT

Las principales clases de hielo flotante son hielo lacustre, hielo fluvial y hielo marino, que se forman por la congelación del agua en la superficie; y hielo glaciar(hielo de origen terrestre) formado sobre tierra o en una barrera de hielo. El concepto incluye hielo encallado o varado.

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Record 2 2002-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
DEF

Naval salvage operations include harbour and channel clearance, diving, hazardous towing and rescue tug services and the recovery of materiel, ships, craft, and floating equipment sunk offshore or elsewhere stranded.

OBS

salvage procedure: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
DEF

Opérations maritimes comprenant le déblaiement des ports et chenaux, les opérations de plongée, les opérations dangereuses de remorquage et de sauvetage, la récupération de matériel, de navires, d'engins et de matériel flottant coulés ou échoués.

OBS

déblaiement et renflouage : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones marítimas (Militar)
DEF

Operaciones de salvamento naval que incluyen la limpieza de puertos y canales, buceo, acciones de remolque con riesgo, arrastre y recuperación de material, barcos y equipo flotante hundido lejos de la costa o encallado en cualquier lugar.

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