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RETRAIT FRONT GLACIAIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- backwasting
1, record 1, English, backwasting
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ice-front retreat 2, record 1, English, ice%2Dfront%20retreat
correct
- ice front retreat 3, record 1, English, ice%20front%20retreat
correct
- retreat of the ice front 4, record 1, English, retreat%20of%20the%20ice%20front
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The recession of the front of a glacier. 5, record 1, English, - backwasting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De Geer moraines in north-central Ontario are associated with backwasting of the Windigo Lobe. 6, record 1, English, - backwasting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example taken from the Decade of North American Geology, Volume 1, chapter 9. 7, record 1, English, - backwasting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
backwasting: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 1, English, - backwasting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- recul du front glaciaire
1, record 1, French, recul%20du%20front%20glaciaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- retrait du front glaciaire 2, record 1, French, retrait%20du%20front%20glaciaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
recul du front glaciaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - recul%20du%20front%20glaciaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-04-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- retreating ice front
1, record 2, English, retreating%20ice%20front
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- front glaciaire en retrait
1, record 2, French, front%20glaciaire%20en%20retrait
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- front glaciaire en recul 1, record 2, French, front%20glaciaire%20en%20recul
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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