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HOYA HELADAS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography (General)
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- frost pocket
1, record 1, English, frost%20pocket
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- frost hollow 2, record 1, English, frost%20hollow
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A topographic depression susceptible to frosts while the surrounding hill slopes may remain frost-free. 3, record 1, English, - frost%20pocket
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The cold dense air, which has lost heat by terrestrial radiation at night, drains downslope by gravity as a katabatic flow before accumulating in the hollow, wherein the temperature may fall below freezing-point. 3, record 1, English, - frost%20pocket
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poche de gelée
1, record 1, French, poche%20de%20gel%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trou à gelée 2, record 1, French, trou%20%C3%A0%20gel%C3%A9e
masculine noun
- bassin de gel 2, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20gel
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Endroit, par exemple une cuvette ou une vallée étroite, où le gel est plus fréquent que dans le voisinage immédiat en raison de la tendance de l'air froid à s'y écouler à partir de terrains plus élevés. 3, record 1, French, - poche%20de%20gel%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geografía física (Generalidades)
- Climatología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bolsa de heladas
1, record 1, Spanish, bolsa%20de%20heladas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hondón con heladas 2, record 1, Spanish, hond%C3%B3n%20con%20heladas
masculine noun
- bolsón de helada 3, record 1, Spanish, bols%C3%B3n%20de%20helada
masculine noun
- hoya de heladas 4, record 1, Spanish, hoya%20de%20heladas
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lugar, por lo común una hondonada o un valle estrecho, en que las heladas son más frecuentes que en las regiones vecinas, sobre todo porque el aire frío tiende a descender de terrenos más altos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - bolsa%20de%20heladas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bolsa de heladas; hoya de heladas: Términos utilizados por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera. 5, record 1, Spanish, - bolsa%20de%20heladas
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