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isobar [2 records]

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Record 1 2003-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
DEF

A line on a [weather] map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure.

CONT

A geostrophic wind is blowing parallel to the Earth's isobars ... However, isobars are rarely straight. They are almost always curved due to centrifugal force, another force resulting from Earth's rotation.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • isobar curve
  • isobar line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
DEF

Ligne [ou] courbe [...] qui sur une carte relie des points de pression atmosphérique égale, à un instant et à une altitude donnés.

CONT

En météorologie, les mesures de pression sont toujours ramenées au niveau de la mer pour pouvoir comparer les mesures entre les différentes stations météorologiques. Pour avoir une idée générale de la pression atmosphérique, les météorologues utilisent des cartes sur lesquelles sont tracées des isobares [...]

OBS

isobare : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cartografía
  • Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
DEF

Línea trazada en un mapa que une puntos de igual presión atmosférica.

OBS

isobara : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2001-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
DEF

Any of two or more forms of an atom having the same atomic weight (or mass number) but different atomic numbers and representing different chemical elements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
DEF

[...] isotope d'un élément [ayant] le même poids atomique qu'un élément de nombre atomique voisin [...]

Key term(s)
  • élément isobare

Spanish

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