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COUCHE DEBRIS [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Shelters (Horticulture)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bed
1, record 1, English, bed
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- seed-bed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Abris (Horticulture)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couche
1, record 1, French, couche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif utilisé en horticulture pour obtenir un dégagement de chaleur artificielle d’une durée suffisante pour permettre, d’une part de réaliser des cultures à une époque où la température extérieure reste défavorable et d’autre part d’en activer la végétation. 1, record 1, French, - couche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'élément essentiel de la couche sont les débris végétaux, généralement du fumier, dont la fermentation s’accompagne d’un dégagement de chaleur. Le plus souvent, la couche est isolée de l'atmosphère par des châssis vitrés posés sur un coffre, à l'intérieur duquel végéteront les plantes à forcer. Ce dispositif constitue depuis longtemps une façon opérationnelle très efficace d’utilisation de l'énergie solaire sous forme directe et stockée dans la matière organique. Malheureusement, les techniques mises en œuvre jusqu'à présent exigent une main d’œuvre importante. 1, record 1, French, - couche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Umbráculos (Horticultura)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cama caliente
1, record 1, Spanish, cama%20caliente
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-08-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Silviculture
- Soil Science
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- litter
1, record 2, English, litter
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- forest litter 2, record 2, English, forest%20litter
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] layer of loose organic debris on land, composed of freshly fallen leaves or only slightly decayed material, in which the remains of organisms are detectable. 3, record 2, English, - litter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is a constituent of the forest floor. 3, record 2, English, - litter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Sylviculture
- Science du sol
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- litière
1, record 2, French, liti%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche supérieure du sol forestier composée de feuilles et de débris végétaux peu transformés contrairement à l'humus. 2, record 2, French, - liti%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
- Silvicultura
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cubierta muerta
1, record 2, Spanish, cubierta%20muerta
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- lecho 2, record 2, Spanish, lecho
masculine noun
- capa de humus 3, record 2, Spanish, capa%20de%20humus
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Materia vegetal muerta sobre la superficie del suelo mineral, incluyendo la hojarasca y el humus aún no incorporado. 1, record 2, Spanish, - cubierta%20muerta
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-03-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
- Origins and Composition of Coal
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pseudocannel coal
1, record 3, English, pseudocannel%20coal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- humic-cannel coal 2, record 3, English, humic%2Dcannel%20coal
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of cannel coal composed largely of humic matter. 3, record 3, English, - pseudocannel%20coal
Record 3, Key term(s)
- pseudo-cannel coal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
- Origine et constitution des charbons
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gayet de débris
1, record 3, French, gayet%20de%20d%C3%A9bris
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pseudo-cannel coal 2, record 3, French, pseudo%2Dcannel%20coal
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les «pseudo-cannel coals» [...] sont des houilles apparentées aux houilles ligno-cellulosiques, mais à texture très fine, semblable à celle des «cannel coals» vrais. Il y a, comme toujours, une pâte amorphe [...] 2, record 3, French, - gayet%20de%20d%C3%A9bris
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gayet : Charbon homogène, non zoné, à cassure généralement conchoïdale, pouvant constituer tout ou partie de l'épaisseur d’une couche et représentant du charbon sapropélique. M. Legrave(1932) distingue des gayets d’algues(boghead), des gayets de spores(cannel coal) et des gayets de débris(pseudo-cannel coal). 1, record 3, French, - gayet%20de%20d%C3%A9bris
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- clastic dike
1, record 4, English, clastic%20dike
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tabular body of clastic material transecting the bedding of a sedimentary formation, representing extraneous material that has invaded the containing formation along a crack, either from below or from above. 1, record 4, English, - clastic%20dike
Record 4, Key term(s)
- clastic dyke
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- filon clastique
1, record 4, French, filon%20clastique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filon résultant du remplissage d’une fissure. 2, record 4, French, - filon%20clastique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il arrive parfois, lors d’un tremblement de terre, qu'une couche de sable gorgée d’eau jaillisse à travers les fissures du terrain surincombant, déterminant des jaillissements temporaires de boue, ou d’eau chargée de débris [...] Après la fin du séisme, du sable doit subsister dans ces fissures, qui donnent naissance à des «filons clastiques». 3, record 4, French, - filon%20clastique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-10-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- subsurface ice
1, record 5, English, subsurface%20ice
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- interstitial ice 1, record 5, English, interstitial%20ice
correct
- pore ice 2, record 5, English, pore%20ice
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ice below the surface of the lithosphere, formed from the freezing of either saturated or unsaturated rock or soil or from the covering of a bed of surface ice or snow by a mantle of rock debris. 3, record 5, English, - subsurface%20ice
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pore ice: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 5, English, - subsurface%20ice
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- glace souterraine
1, record 5, French, glace%20souterraine
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- glace interstitielle 2, record 5, French, glace%20interstitielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glace située au-dessous de la surface de la lithosphère. 1, record 5, French, - glace%20souterraine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle peut être formée par congélation d’une roche ou d’un sol, saturés ou non, ou par recouvrement d’une couche de glace ou de neige par des débris rocheux. 1, record 5, French, - glace%20souterraine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
glace interstitielle : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 5, French, - glace%20souterraine
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-12-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- skin flow
1, record 6, English, skin%20flow
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- skin slide 2, record 6, English, skin%20slide
correct, less frequent
- shallow translational slide 3, record 6, English, shallow%20translational%20slide
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Skin slides or flows are surficial debris movements on rocky slopes. They occur in the thin mineral soil veneer and the organic cover on relatively steep slopes (>35°). 2, record 6, English, - skin%20flow
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On less steep tundra slopes, ice-rich permafrost is commonly insulated from thaw by stable, vegetated regolith. If sudden slippage of regolith occurs, exposure of the permafrost may lead to seasonal retrogression or failure. Alternatively, deeper penetration of thaw into the permafrost itself may induce rapid slippage in which the surface regolith is passively rafted away by failure of the thawed, ice-rich material below. ... Such rapid failure of the active layer are commonly referred to as skin flows. 4, record 6, English, - skin%20flow
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
skin flow; shallow translational slide: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 6, English, - skin%20flow
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Mécanique des sols
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- glissement pelliculaire
1, record 6, French, glissement%20pelliculaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- écoulement superficiel 2, record 6, French, %C3%A9coulement%20superficiel
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les glissements pelliculaires sont des décrochements superficiels affectant la mince couche de débris minéraux et la couche organique recouvrant les versants rocheux à pente raide(>35°). 3, record 6, French, - glissement%20pelliculaire
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
écoulement superficiel : d’après Elsevier’s Dictionary of Soil Mechanics; Technical terms used in soil mechanics and foundation engineering, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Unesco pédologie. 2, record 6, French, - glissement%20pelliculaire
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
glissement pelliculaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 6, French, - glissement%20pelliculaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2009-08-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- stone groundwood pulp
1, record 7, English, stone%20groundwood%20pulp
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- SGW 2, record 7, English, SGW
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- stone groundwood correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The traditional mechanical wood pulp, mechanically prepared typically by grinding wood away from 4 ft. logs; used in the manufacture of newsprint, publication papers and groundwood printing papers. 1, record 7, English, - stone%20groundwood%20pulp
Record 7, Key term(s)
- stone ground wood pulp
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Préparation de la pâte à papier
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- pâte mécanique sur meule de défibreur
1, record 7, French, p%C3%A2te%20m%C3%A9canique%20sur%20meule%20de%20d%C3%A9fibreur
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- pâte de râperie 2, record 7, French, p%C3%A2te%20de%20r%C3%A2perie
correct, feminine noun
- pâte de meule 3, record 7, French, p%C3%A2te%20de%20meule
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pâte mécanique sur meule de défibreur à partir de rondins(pâte de râperie). [...] Les rondins sont pressés sur une meule abrasive animée d’un mouvement de rotation. La chaleur dégagée par le frottement meule-bois échauffe fortement la couche fibreuse près du contact, provoquant un certain ramollissement de la lignine des lamelles moyennes entre fibres. [...] Les grains de la meule arrachent des débris qui sont recueillis par les cavités situées entre ces grains. [...] La meule trempe dans une auge remplie par l'eau des rampes. Cette eau entraîne la pâte hors des cavités. 1, record 7, French, - p%C3%A2te%20m%C3%A9canique%20sur%20meule%20de%20d%C3%A9fibreur
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue d’une manière générale deux types de défibreurs; l’un est constitué d’une meule abrasive [...]; l’autre de deux disques métalliques [...] 4, record 7, French, - p%C3%A2te%20m%C3%A9canique%20sur%20meule%20de%20d%C3%A9fibreur
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2008-09-22
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- rip-up debris bed
1, record 8, English, rip%2Dup%20debris%20bed
correct, see observation
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rip-up debris bed: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 8, English, - rip%2Dup%20debris%20bed
Record 8, Key term(s)
- ripped-up debris bed
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- couche de débris arrachés
1, record 8, French, couche%20de%20d%C3%A9bris%20arrach%C3%A9s
see observation, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
roche sédimentaire : Roche issue de débris arrachés aux autres roches, transformés en roches par diagenèse [...] 2, record 8, French, - couche%20de%20d%C3%A9bris%20arrach%C3%A9s
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
couche de débris arrachés : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 8, French, - couche%20de%20d%C3%A9bris%20arrach%C3%A9s
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1988-09-21
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- friction crack
1, record 9, English, friction%20crack
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A short crescentic mark that is transverse to the direction of ice movement and that includes a distinct fracture that dips forward into the bedrock, indicating the direction of ice movement 2, record 9, English, - friction%20crack
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- fissure de friction
1, record 9, French, fissure%20de%20friction
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- marque par friction oscillante 2, record 9, French, marque%20par%20friction%20oscillante
feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque les débris enchâssés dans la couche inférieure du glacier, au lieu de se déplacer d’un mouvement régulier, «broutent» sur la surface de la roche en place, ils peuvent produire une série de petites fissures curvilignes et étroitement espacées que l'on appelle fissures de friction. 1, record 9, French, - fissure%20de%20friction
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1985-12-05
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- fire rake
1, record 10, English, fire%20rake
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- Rich tool 2, record 10, English, Rich%20tool
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long-handled combination rake and cutting tool, the blade of which is made up of a single row of mower-machine cutting teeth. Useful for trenching, scraping and cutting, particularly in leaves, pine needles and light duff. 3, record 10, English, - fire%20rake
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- râteau Rich
1, record 10, French, r%C3%A2teau%20Rich
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- râteau à feu 2, record 10, French, r%C3%A2teau%20%C3%A0%20feu
masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Râteau à lames triangulaires fixées à l’extrémité d’un manche. 3, record 10, French, - r%C3%A2teau%20Rich
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le râteau Rich(...) sert à couper les petites racines et à enlever les débris végétaux placés au centre de la ligne d’arrêt(...) [il] constitue le meilleur outil disponible pour lutter contre les feux d’herbe ou pour s’attaquer à une litière formée d’aiguilles de pin ou d’une épaisse couche de feuilles. 4, record 10, French, - r%C3%A2teau%20Rich
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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