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FRONT DIFFUS [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ice edge
1, record 1, English, ice%20edge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The demarcation at any given time between the open sea and sea ice of any kind, whether fast or drifting. It may be termed compacted or diffuse. 1, record 1, English, - ice%20edge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Diffuse ice edge. 2, record 1, English, - ice%20edge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lisière de glaces
1, record 1, French, lisi%C3%A8re%20de%20glaces
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- front des glaces 2, record 1, French, front%20des%20glaces
masculine noun
- front de glace 3, record 1, French, front%20de%20glace
masculine noun
- rivage glacé 4, record 1, French, rivage%20glac%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne séparant la mer libre de la banquise fixe ou dérivante. Cette démarcation n’est cependant pas toujours nette. 1, record 1, French, - lisi%C3%A8re%20de%20glaces
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Front de glace diffus. 3, record 1, French, - lisi%C3%A8re%20de%20glaces
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- proglacial outwash plain
1, record 2, English, proglacial%20outwash%20plain
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- outwash plain 2, record 2, English, outwash%20plain
correct
- wash plain 3, record 2, English, wash%20plain
correct
- glacial outwash plain 4, record 2, English, glacial%20outwash%20plain
correct
- glacial outwash apron 5, record 2, English, glacial%20outwash%20apron
correct
- outwash apron 3, record 2, English, outwash%20apron
correct
- apron 6, record 2, English, apron
correct
- frontal plain 3, record 2, English, frontal%20plain
correct
- frontal apron 3, record 2, English, frontal%20apron
correct
- morainal plain 3, record 2, English, morainal%20plain
correct
- morainal apron 3, record 2, English, morainal%20apron
correct
- overwash plain 3, record 2, English, overwash%20plain
correct
- marginal plain 3, record 2, English, marginal%20plain
correct
- sandur 7, record 2, English, sandur
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A broad, outspread flat or gently sloping alluvial deposit of outwash in front of or beyond the terminal moraine of a glacier. 3, record 2, English, - proglacial%20outwash%20plain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When glaciers melt, they release a great amount of water that often spreads out in a great sheet, beyond the terminal moraine, and carrying with it large volumes of rock and dirt debris. The area where this debris is deposited is known as the outwash plain. 8, record 2, English, - proglacial%20outwash%20plain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sandur: An Icelandic term generally used for outwash plain. An alternate spelling is sandr. The plural form of sandur is sandar. 9, record 2, English, - proglacial%20outwash%20plain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
apron; sandur: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 2, English, - proglacial%20outwash%20plain
Record 2, Key term(s)
- sandar
- sandr
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plaine d’épandage fluvioglaciaire
1, record 2, French, plaine%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- plaine d’épandage fluvio-glaciaire 2, record 2, French, plaine%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9pandage%20fluvio%2Dglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
- plaine d’épandage proglaciaire 2, record 2, French, plaine%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9pandage%20proglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
- plaine alluviale proglaciaire 3, record 2, French, plaine%20alluviale%20proglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
- plaine alluviale pro-glaciaire 4, record 2, French, plaine%20alluviale%20pro%2Dglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
- plaine d’épandage 5, record 2, French, plaine%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9pandage
correct, feminine noun
- sandre 6, record 2, French, sandre
correct, masculine noun
- sandr 7, record 2, French, sandr
correct, see observation, masculine noun, regional
- plaine de lavage 8, record 2, French, plaine%20de%20lavage
feminine noun
- glacis d’accumulation proglaciaire 9, record 2, French, glacis%20d%26rsquo%3Baccumulation%20proglaciaire
masculine noun
- plaine d’accumulation 10, record 2, French, plaine%20d%26rsquo%3Baccumulation
feminine noun
- sandur 11, record 2, French, sandur
see observation, masculine noun, regional
- sander 12, record 2, French, sander
see observation, masculine noun, regional
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dépôt] proglaciaire construit par les matériaux sableux prélevés aux moraines et déposés en cônes aplatis par les écoulements diffus en avant du front glaciaire. 7, record 2, French, - plaine%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plaine d’épandage.- Les dépôts proglaciaires prennent la forme de deltas, de cônes d’alluvions, de terrasses et de plaines alluviales. On appelle les plaines alluviales proglaciaires plaines d’épandage ou sandur (le terme islandais). 13, record 2, French, - plaine%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sandr (n.m. inv.) (islandais sandur, sable, terme introduit dans le vocabulaire géomorphologique sous la forme plurielle suédoise [sandar]. 7, record 2, French, - plaine%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fluvioglaciaire : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 14, record 2, French, - plaine%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
plaine alluviale proglaciaire; plaine d’épandage; sandre : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 15, record 2, French, - plaine%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
Record 2, Key term(s)
- glacis d’accumulation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sandre
1, record 2, Spanish, sandre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acumulación de la arena y los guijarros arrastrados por las aguas superficiales de fusión de un glaciar; forma delante de éste un cono de deyección de poca altura y base muy amplia. 1, record 2, Spanish, - sandre
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-04-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- diffuse front
1, record 3, English, diffuse%20front
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A front whose presence on a surface synoptic chart is difficult to determine from a study of the meteorological elements. 2, record 3, English, - diffuse%20front
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The contrast between the elements across the front is small and the frontal area is wide. 2, record 3, English, - diffuse%20front
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- front diffus
1, record 3, French, front%20diffus
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Front dont la présence sur la carte synoptique en surface est difficile à déterminer d’après l’étude des éléments météorologiques. 2, record 3, French, - front%20diffus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le contraste entre les éléments de part et d’autre du front est faible et la zone frontale large. 2, record 3, French, - front%20diffus
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- frente difuso
1, record 3, Spanish, frente%20difuso
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frente cuya presencia en el mapa sinóptico de superficie es difícil de determinar a partir del estudio de los elementos meteorológicos. 1, record 3, Spanish, - frente%20difuso
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El contraste entre estos elementos a un lado y otro del frente es pequeño y la anchura de la zona frontal es grande. 1, record 3, Spanish, - frente%20difuso
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-02-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Freeze-Drying
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- diffuse sublimation front
1, record 4, English, diffuse%20sublimation%20front
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refers to a broad transition zone between the frozen region and the dry region during the sublimation process. 1, record 4, English, - diffuse%20sublimation%20front
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Lyophilisation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- front de sublimation diffus
1, record 4, French, front%20de%20sublimation%20diffus
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone de transition large séparant la région congelée et la région sèche au cours de la sublimation. 1, record 4, French, - front%20de%20sublimation%20diffus
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-03-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fronting
1, record 5, English, fronting
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Asymmetry of a peak such that, relative to the baseline, the front is less than the rear. 2, record 5, English, - fronting
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In paper chromatography and thin-layer chromatography, it refers to the distorsion of a spot showing a diffuse region in front of the spot in the direction of flow. 2, record 5, English, - fronting
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- front diffus
1, record 5, French, front%20diffus
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Asymétrie du pic telle que, par rapport à la ligne de base, la partie montante apparaît moins raide que la partie descendante. 2, record 5, French, - front%20diffus
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En chromatographie sur papier ou sur couche mince, c’est la distorsion d’une zone diffuse située à l’avant de la zone, dans la direction de progression du flux. 2, record 5, French, - front%20diffus
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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