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BILLION TONS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Economic Geology
- Global Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gigaton
1, record 1, English, gigaton
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Gt 2, record 1, English, Gt
correct
- GT 3, record 1, English, GT
less frequent
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gigatonne 4, record 1, English, gigatonne
correct
- Gt 5, record 1, English, Gt
correct
- Gt 5, record 1, English, Gt
- billion of tonnes 6, record 1, English, billion%20of%20tonnes
correct
- Bt 6, record 1, English, Bt
correct
- Bt 6, record 1, English, Bt
- billion tonnes 6, record 1, English, billion%20tonnes
correct
- Bt 6, record 1, English, Bt
correct
- Bt 6, record 1, English, Bt
- petagram 7, record 1, English, petagram
correct
- Pg 7, record 1, English, Pg
correct
- Pg 7, record 1, English, Pg
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metric unit of mass, equal to ... 1 billion metric tons, ... 1 trillion kilograms ... 8, record 1, English, - gigaton
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a petagram of carbon (Pg), also known as a gigaton (Gt), is equal to 10^15 grams or one billion tonnes. 7, record 1, English, - gigaton
Record 1, Key term(s)
- billion of tons
- billion tons
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Géologie économique
- Pollution planétaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- milliard de tonnes
1, record 1, French, milliard%20de%20tonnes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Gt 1, record 1, French, Gt
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gigatonne 2, record 1, French, gigatonne
correct, feminine noun
- Gt 2, record 1, French, Gt
correct, feminine noun
- Gt 2, record 1, French, Gt
- pétagramme 3, record 1, French, p%C3%A9tagramme
correct, masculine noun
- Pg 4, record 1, French, Pg
correct, masculine noun
- Pg 4, record 1, French, Pg
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le stock terrestre de biomasse est de l'ordre de 2000 Gt (gigatonnes = milliards de tonnes) [...] 5, record 1, French, - milliard%20de%20tonnes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gigatonne = mille millions de tonnes = un milliard de tonnes = mille milliards de kilos. 6, record 1, French, - milliard%20de%20tonnes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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