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POLYNIE COTIERE [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

A polynya between pack ice and the coast, or between pack ice and an ice front, and formed by currents or by wind.

OBS

Sometimes the polynya is limited on one side by the coast and is called a shore polynya or by fast ice and is called a flaw polynya.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Polynie formée le long d'une côte soit par le vent, soit par le courant.

OBS

Parfois, la polynie est limitée sur un de ses côtés par le rivage, c'est une polynie côtière ou par la banquise côtière, on l'appelle alors polynie de séparation.

Spanish

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