windslab

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00:54 Mar 24, 2021
English to Czech translations [PRO]
Science - Meteorology
Additional field(s): Environment & Ecology, Geology, Journalism, Meteorology, Safety
English term or phrase: windslab
Definition from Wordnik:
Snow which peels off in large slabs when disturbed, increasing the risk of avalanche.

Example sentence(s):
  • My friend led the first pitch, he put a couple of screws in as I paid out the rope and suddenly it went dark as a wave of snow washed down the crag. I heard a grunt and bang and when I opened my eyes the snow had finished falling and he was sitting there in the snow in front of me with a broken leg. He’d been swept off by a windslab layer. Natural Navigator
  • Paying attention to how long the winds were sustained is perhaps the most important factor in analyzing the hazard that windslabs pose. Longer duration wind events can completely strip the windward slopes and load up the lees with windslabs several feet thick Powder
  • Two windslab avalanches were observed on our tour today in Ward Canyon. Our best guess is they naturally released during the night due to strong windloading. Sierra Avalanche Center
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5sněhová deska
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sněhová deska


Definition from Wikipedia, horskasluzba.cz, alpy4000.cz:
kohezní sněhové těleso vzniklé a zhutněné působením větru, strukturálně oddělené od svého podloží (holý či sněhem pokrytý terén); potenciální odlučná zóna laviny

Example sentence(s):
  • Zatímco lavina z volného sněhu, která je uvolněna lyžařem, se dává do pohybu právě od stopy lyží, uvolňuje se lavina ze sněhových desek jako plochá tabule. - www.alpy4000.cz  
  • https://www.horskasluzba.cz/data/web/laviny/grafika-laviny/10-rozhod-mod-pro-id-lavin-nebez-rakousko/uvolneni-snehove-desky-gm-1.jpg - horskasluzba.cz  
  • Sněhová deska je od svého podloží (kterým může být další sněhová vrstva nebo samotný terén) oddělena tenkou vrstvou sněhu, která je špatně soudržná ve směru střihu a naopak zpravidla dobře odolává kompresi. - wikipedia.org  

Explanation:
jen se pozastavuji nad tím, jak se v angličtině v tomto výrazu klade důtaz na původce vzniku sněhového tělesa (wind), zatímco v češtině na popis výsledku děje a říkám si, kde všude se tento fenomén ještě projevuje a kde se mohlo stát, že se něco "ztratilo v překladu"..
Alex Tacheci
Czech Republic
Local time: 19:57
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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