Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
permafrost
Catalan translation:
pergelisòl, permagel
Nov 13, 2009 12:57
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English term
permafrost
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English to Catalan
Science
Geology
Definition from
weatherdudes.com:
A layer of soil at varying depths below the surface in which the temperature has remained below freezing continuously from a few to several thousands of years.
Example sentences:
ecent warming has degraded large sections of permafrost, with pockets of soil collapsing as the ice within it melts. The results include buckled highways, destabilized houses, and "drunken forests" of trees that lean at wild angles. (National Center for Atmospheric Research)
The different climatic conditions determinate the cryogenic asymmetry of the Antarctic Peninsula with respect the continuous permafrost on north-east side and the discontinuous permafrost on the west sector. (tierradelfuego.gov.ar)
Understanding permafrost is not only important to civil engineering and architecture, it is also a crucial part of studying global change and protecting the environment in cold regions. (The National Snow and Ice Data Center)
Proposed translations
(Catalan)
5 +2 | pergelisòl, permagel | iolanda casacuberta |
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Proposed translations
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pergelisòl, permagel
La Viquipèdia afirma que el permagel es divideix en pergelisòl i mollisòl, però, segons el TERMCAT, els dos termes són sinònims.
Definition from
TERMCAT:
Subsòl permanentment glaçat característic dels ambients periglacials.
Example sentences:
En geologia, permagel (de l'anglès permafrost, perma- de permanent i frost, gelat) són aquelles capes de sòl roca o terra del fons marí que romanen per sota de zero durant dos o més anys. (Viquipèdia)
la constatació de pergelisòl (o permafrost, terme emprat pel conferenciant) subsuperficial en degradació al mateix Corral del Veleta. (Societat Catalana de Geografia)
La fusió del permagel i l'extinció dels animals Depèn del punt de vista. Perquè ACIA també preveu que el permagel (el sòl permanentment congelat) es fondrà i això farà que s'enfonsin totes les cases i edificacions humanes que estan fetes amb pilotis sobre aquest permagel. (Recerca en Acció)
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