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CROUTE STRATIFIEE [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
- laminated crust
1, record 1, English, laminated%20crust
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If you're looking at the crusts in the profile you mentioned, one crust is about 8 cm thick and the other 10 cm. Within that melt-freeze crust they found one or more layers of rounds. The whole thing is a laminated crust. 2, record 1, English, - laminated%20crust
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
There are several laminated crusts near the base of the snowpack. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 3, record 1, English, - laminated%20crust
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
laminated crust: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 4, record 1, English, - laminated%20crust
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- croûte stratifiée
1, record 1, French, cro%C3%BBte%20stratifi%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On trouve plusieurs croûtes stratifiées à la base du manteau neigeux. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 1, record 1, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20stratifi%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stratifiée : qui se présente en couches superposées, en strates. 2, record 1, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20stratifi%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
croûte stratifiée : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 3, record 1, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20stratifi%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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