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GROS CRISTAL GIVRE SURFACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- large surface hoar
1, record 1, English, large%20surface%20hoar
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On sheltered slopes near treeline, a layer of large surface hoar was formed over a weak and facetted upper snowpack. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 1, record 1, English, - large%20surface%20hoar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surface hoar: Ice crystals formed when water vapor from the atmosphere sublimates onto snow crystals at the surface due to a flux resulting from a greater vapour pressure in the air than the equilibrium vapour pressure of ice. 2, record 1, English, - large%20surface%20hoar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
large surface hoar: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 3, record 1, English, - large%20surface%20hoar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gros cristal de givre de surface
1, record 1, French, gros%20cristal%20de%20givre%20de%20surface
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur les pentes à l'abri du vent, près de la limite forestière, on trouve une couche de gros cristaux de givre de surface recouvrant un manteau neigeux fragile formé de grains à faces planes. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 1, record 1, French, - gros%20cristal%20de%20givre%20de%20surface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
givre de surface : Dépôt cristallin, de structure foliacée, formé par la condensation de la vapeur d'eau sur la surface du manteau neigeux. 2, record 1, French, - gros%20cristal%20de%20givre%20de%20surface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gros cristal de givre de surface : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 3, record 1, French, - gros%20cristal%20de%20givre%20de%20surface
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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