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GLACE EMPILEE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rafting ice
1, record 1, English, rafting%20ice
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glace empilée
1, record 1, French, glace%20empil%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La circonspection est également de mise quand on navigue dans des glaces planes où se dressent çà et là des hummocks ou dans des zones où se trouvent des glaces empilées ou un mélange de vieilles glaces. 1, record 1, French, - glace%20empil%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rafted ice
1, record 2, English, rafted%20ice
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- piled-up ice 2, record 2, English, piled%2Dup%20ice
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ice topography that occurs when wind forces ice cakes or ice floes to override one another. 3, record 2, English, - rafted%20ice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Openings in the ice cover create areas of open water that produce the most ice growth, the most turbulent heat flux to the atmosphere, and the most salt flux to the ocean. Ridged ice and rafted ice are produced during a closing event. 4, record 2, English, - rafted%20ice
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- glace empilée
1, record 2, French, glace%20empil%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- glace en piles 2, record 2, French, glace%20en%20piles
correct, feminine noun
- glace de débordement 3, record 2, French, glace%20de%20d%C3%A9bordement
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
glace en piles : Banquise déformée grâce au chevauchement de deux morceaux de glace ou de l'entassement chaotique en crête de morceaux de glace. 2, record 2, French, - glace%20empil%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les ouvertures créent des zones d'eau libre qui sont un siège important de formation de la glace, et qui produisent les flux thermiques les plus turbulents vers l'atmosphère et le plus de flux salins vers l'océan. Les glaces tourmentées et empilées sont produites lors des phénomènes de fermeture. 4, record 2, French, - glace%20empil%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- hielo sobreescurrido
1, record 2, Spanish, hielo%20sobreescurrido
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tipo de hielo deformado que se forma por pasaje de un trozo sobre otro. 1, record 2, Spanish, - hielo%20sobreescurrido
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