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SOL TOUNDRA [5 records]

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Record 1 2018-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

Tundra basin water: These wetlands occupy shallow depressions or catchment areas on tundra, underlain by mineral soil or thin peat in permafrost terrain. Water collects in them from surface run-off, stream inflows or seasonal thawing of permafrost.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Eau de bassin de toundra : Ces terres humides se trouvent dans les dépressions peu profondes ou les bassins récepteurs de la toundra, reposant sur un sol minéral ou une tourbe mince en terrain de pergélisol. L'eau y est captée à partir de la circulation de surface, des cours d’eau de déversement ou du dégel saisonnier du pergélisol.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
OBS

Term officially approved by CN.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
DEF

[...] ensemble de trois wagons de chemin de fer montés sur skis et tirés par un tracteur dont les pneus ont un diamètre de 5 pi et dont la bande roulement mesure 4 pi de largeur. Malgré la lourde charge à tirer, les pneus n’ endommagent pas le sol fragile de la toundra(Canadian Tire).

OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CN.

Key term(s)
  • wagon sur skis

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A violent northeast wind of Central Asia occurring during spring and summer.

OBS

It carries clouds of dust (which darken the sky) instead of snow.

OBS

[A buran is] a strong northeast wind in Russia and central Asia. It is most frequent in winter when it resembles a blizzard, that is, very cold and lifting snow from the ground; as such it is called white buran or, on the tundra, purga. A similar wind in Alaska is called burga. The buran also occurs, but less frequently, in summer, when it raises dust clouds; it is then called karaburan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Buran de l’été qui soulève des nuages de poussières.

OBS

[Le buran est un] vent fort du nord-est en Russie et en Asie centrale. Lorsque le vent soulève la neige du sol, on l'appelle buran blanc; dans la toundra, on le nomme purga. En été, le buran soulève des nuages de poussières et est appelé pour cette raison karaburan ou buran noir.

Spanish

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Record 4 1989-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
OBS

tussock. A thick tuft or clump of grass, sedge, twigs, etc.

OBS

tundra. A level or undulating treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, marks the limit of arborescent vegetation, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and supports a dense growth of mosses and lichens and of dwarf caespitose herbs and shrubs often with showy flowers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
CONT

Minéralisation azotée dans un sol de toundra parsemé de buttes de gazon.

OBS

Équivalent et exemple français tirés de la base de données PASCAL.

Spanish

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Record 5 1980-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
OBS

Any soil in the tundra region.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
OBS

Tout sol de la région de la toundra.

Spanish

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