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gale [2 records]

Record 1 2012-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Water Transport
  • Air Transport
DEF

A wind with a speed between 32 and 40 knots (Beaufort scale wind force 8).

OBS

gale: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Transport par eau
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Vent dont la vitesse est comprise entre 32 et 40 nœuds (force 8 de l'échelle Beaufort).

OBS

coup de vent : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Transporte por agua
  • Transporte aéreo
DEF

Viento con una velocidad comprendida entre 32 y 40 nudos (escala de Beaufort : viento de fuerza 8).

OBS

viento duro; temporal : términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2003-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Programs (Non-Canadian)
  • Meteorology
DEF

[A] Meteorological Observing Program.

OBS

From January to March 1986 a major field project, the Genesis of Atlantic Lows Experiment (GALE), was held off the eastern seaboard of the United States ... The objective of the experiment was to improve the understanding of the genesis and development of winter storms in the region. A crucial component of the experiment was the documentation of air-sea interaction that takes place as cold and dry continental airflows over the warm surface waters of the Gulf Stream. To accomplish this, eight instrumented buoys were deployed offshore of North and South Carolina, and two research vessels were tasked with making measurements of surface and subsurface temperatures, salinities, and currents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes nationaux non canadiens
  • Météorologie
OBS

Certaines informations plus récentes ont été incluses, notamment celles découlant du Programme canadien d'étude des tempêtes dans l'Atlantique (CASP), Phases I et II, de même que de l'expérience relative à la formation de cyclones atlantiques (GALE) et de l'expérience sur les cyclones à développement rapide sur l'Atlantique (ERICA).

Spanish

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