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magnetosonic wave [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Space Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- magnetosonic wave
1, record 1, English, magnetosonic%20wave
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- magneto-sonic wave 2, record 1, English, magneto%2Dsonic%20wave
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Magnetohydrodynamic wave whose propagation velocity depends on the temperature of the medium. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 3, record 1, English, - magnetosonic%20wave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The existense of a conducting layer in the upper atmosphere results also in many other interesting phenomena. Around the plasma density maximum F-layer, ... a so-called ionospheric waveguide is formed for magnetosonic waves. 4, record 1, English, - magnetosonic%20wave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These waves resemble sound waves, from which they differ, however, in that the directions of particle movement and wave propagation are not parallel. 3, record 1, English, - magnetosonic%20wave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
magnetosonic wave: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - magnetosonic%20wave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique spatiale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- onde magnétosonore
1, record 1, French, onde%20magn%C3%A9tosonore
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- onde magnétoacoustique 2, record 1, French, onde%20magn%C3%A9toacoustique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Onde magnétohydrodynamique dont la vitesse de propagation dépend de la température du milieu. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 3, record 1, French, - onde%20magn%C3%A9tosonore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces ondes, qui se rapprochent des ondes sonores, en diffèrent notamment par le fait que la direction du mouvement des particules n'est en général pas parallèle à la direction de propagation de l'onde. 3, record 1, French, - onde%20magn%C3%A9tosonore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
onde magnétosonore : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - onde%20magn%C3%A9tosonore
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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