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ACTIVITY INDEX [3 records]

Record 1 2014-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Accounting
CONT

The activity index indicates the frequency of use, or the number of months the advance is actually used and reimbursement is claimed during the review period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité publique

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

The rate of change with altitude of net balance of a glacier, measured in the vicinity of the equilibrium line. High values indicate vigorous transfer of excess accumulation to lower altitudes; low values indicate minimal or sluggish transfer. Usually measured in millimeters per meter. The term was introduced by Meier in 1961.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Taux de variation du bilan spécifique d'un glacier avec l'altitude, au voisinage de la ligne d'équilibre.

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie des matériaux
OBS

"sollicitation de service" - terme tiré du fascicule C2303 p. 2 des Techniques de l'ingénieur.

Spanish

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