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Azores high [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Azores high
1, record 1, English, Azores%20high
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Azores anticyclone 2, record 1, English, Azores%20anticyclone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A semi-permanent, subtropical area of high pressure in the North Atlantic Ocean that migrates east and west with varying central pressure. 3, record 1, English, - Azores%20high
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Depending on the season, it has different names. In the Northern Hemispheric winter and early spring, when the Icelandic Low dominates the North Atlantic, it is primarily centered near the Azores Islands. When it is displaced westward, during the summer and fall, the center is located in the western North Atlantic, near Bermuda and is known as the Bermuda High. A comparable system is the North Pacific High. 3, record 1, English, - Azores%20high
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
semi-permanent anticyclone: Region where high pressures largely predominate during a major portion of the year and for which an anticyclone appears on the mean monthly pressure charts. 4, record 1, English, - Azores%20high
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Azores anti-cyclone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- anticyclone des Açores
1, record 1, French, anticyclone%20des%20A%C3%A7ores
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aire de haute pression des Açores 2, record 1, French, aire%20de%20haute%20pression%20des%20A%C3%A7ores
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Centre subtropical et semi-permanent de haute pression situé au-dessus de l'océan Atlantique Nord. 2, record 1, French, - anticyclone%20des%20A%C3%A7ores
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sur les cartes moyennes, elle correspond à la présence fréquente de dépressions dans cette région. 2, record 1, French, - anticyclone%20des%20A%C3%A7ores
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
anticyclone semi-permanent : Région où des hautes pressions prédominent largement durant une partie importante de l'année et où apparaît un anticyclone sur les cartes décrivant la moyenne mensuelle de la pression. 3, record 1, French, - anticyclone%20des%20A%C3%A7ores
Record 1, Key term(s)
- maximum des Açores
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- anticiclón de las Azores
1, record 1, Spanish, anticicl%C3%B3n%20de%20las%20Azores
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anticiclón semipermanente: Región en la que predominan ampliamente las altas presiones durante una gran parte del año y en la que aparece un anticiclón en los mapas de la media mensual de la presión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - anticicl%C3%B3n%20de%20las%20Azores
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