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TROU CRYOCONITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cryoconite hole
1, record 1, English, cryoconite%20hole
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cylindrical depression containing cryoconite that absorbs solar radiation, thus causing the melting of the neighboring glacier ice. 1, record 1, English, - cryoconite%20hole
Record 1, Key term(s)
- kryoconite hole
- kryokonite hole
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trou à cryoconite
1, record 1, French, trou%20%C3%A0%20cryoconite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] trou circulaire et vertical, de diamètre variable, ayant une profondeur très uniforme [dont] le fond est rempli d’une substance noirâtre, la cryoconite [...] 1, record 1, French, - trou%20%C3%A0%20cryoconite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cryoconite
1, record 2, English, cryoconite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- kryokonite 1, record 2, English, kryokonite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dark, powdery dust, once thought to be of cosmic origin, transported by the wind and deposited on a snow or ice surface .... It is found mainly in cryoconite holes, but may form long stripes or an almost continuous cover. 1, record 2, English, - cryoconite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cryoconite
1, record 2, French, cryoconite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- thermoconite 2, record 2, French, thermoconite
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
… dans ces trous et, échauffées par le soleil, agrandissent le trou par fonte. Des algues et micro-organismes se développent dans cette boue, la rendant noirâtre. On l'appelle de la «cryoconite». Finalement, la glace surimposée est criblée de trous circulaires, verticaux, de toutes tailles mais d’une profondeur uniforme, les trous à cryoconite… 3, record 2, French, - cryoconite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le chercheur moscovite a également filtré de l’air (pour étudier la composition et la provenance des particules biologiques transportées par les courants aériens), mesuré l’efficacité de la photosynthèse avec un fluorimètre et prélevé des échantillons de cryoconites (poches d’eau fondue à cause de la présence de poussières sombres absorbant la chaleur du soleil isolées sous la surface de la glace). «Les cryoconites intéressent l’astrobiologie qui s’interroge sur la possibilité d’une vie sous la glace sur des planètes comme Mars.» 4, record 2, French, - cryoconite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- crioconita
1, record 2, Spanish, crioconita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polvillo mixto, mineral y húmico, depositado por el viento sobre los ventisqueros y los glaciares, donde se concentra en las oquedades y forma, por ablación, hoyos circulares, de paredes verticales. 1, record 2, Spanish, - crioconita
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