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FUSION NEIGE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Glaciology
DEF

Transformation of snow into liquid water.

CONT

Snow melting in the spring causes water bodies to rise.

CONT

In the spring of 1993 a rapid snowmelt and heavy rains caused more scattered floods, most of them on tributaries to the Missouri or the Mississippi.

Key term(s)
  • snowmelting
  • snow-melting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Transformation de la neige en eau liquide.

CONT

L'été, la neige qui s'est accumulée sur les montagnes passe à l'état liquide sous l'action de la chaleur du soleil. On dit qu'il y a fusion de la neige.

CONT

Modification des périodes d'inondation : [...] La modification de la fonte nivale peut avoir des effets sur des régions plus étendues.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
  • Glaciología
DEF

Transformación de nieve en agua líquida.

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