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GELEE PIERRE FENDRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-04-02

English

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

A frost where both the air and the soil has dropped below freezing.

OBS

Many plants can survive a light frost but cannot survive a hard frost.

OBS

light frost: A frost where the air has dropped below freezing but the ground has not.

French

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

Gelée par laquelle la végétation est détruite, la surface du sol prise solidement et les flaques d'eau recouvertes de glace.

Spanish

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