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GELEE MEURTRIERE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- killing frost
1, record 1, English, killing%20frost
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- killer frost 2, record 1, English, killer%20frost
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A frost severe enough to cause damage to crops, [to plants, or to end the growing season,] generally minus 2°C (28°F) and lower. 3, record 1, English, - killing%20frost
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman surveyed Georgia's dying peach crop Friday as farmers in the Southeast battled to save peach and strawberry crops from the third night of frigid temperatures. Glickman was briefed by peach growers in Byron, Ga., about 120 miles south of Atlanta, about losses from three days of freezing weather similar to an arctic blast in 1996 that killed 90% of the state's peach crop. The thermometer Friday morning hit 22 degrees F in Byron and a killer frost clung to the peach blossoms at John Evans' sprawling orchard in the heart of the state's peach country ... 2, record 1, English, - killing%20frost
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gelée meurtrière
1, record 1, French, gel%C3%A9e%20meurtri%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gelée capable de tuer ou d'endommager une culture. 2, record 1, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20meurtri%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle gelée meurtrière ou destructrice toute gelée suffisamment grave pour mettre fin la saison de croissance. 3, record 1, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20meurtri%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
GELÉE. Dép t de glace provenant du gel de la vapeur d'eau d'une brume ou d'un brouillard, sans passer par la phase liquide, au contact de surfaces dont la température est inférieure au point de congélation tandis que celle de l'air ambiant demeure plus élevée. La gelée provient de la vapeur d'eau dans l'air et non de la rosée. 3, record 1, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20meurtri%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Gel ne désigne d'abord que «le fait de geler, d'être gelé»; il évoque surtout les manifestations du phénomène météorologique désigné sous le nom de gelée. 4, record 1, French, - gel%C3%A9e%20meurtri%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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