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DEPRESSION HEAD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Water Collection (Water supply)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drawdown
1, record 1, English, drawdown
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- depression head 2, record 1, English, depression%20head
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lowering of the water table or piezometric surface caused by the extraction of groundwater by pumping, by artesian flow from a bore hole, or by a spring emerging from an aquifer. 3, record 1, English, - drawdown
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Captage des eaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rabattement
1, record 1, French, rabattement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rabattement de nappe 2, record 1, French, rabattement%20de%20nappe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diminution de charge hydraulique déterminée en un point donné sous l'effet d'un prélèvement d'eau, traduite en pratique par l'abaissement du niveau piézométrique par rapport au niveau naturel. 3, record 1, French, - rabattement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Abaissement du niveau piézométrique de la nappe au-dessous du niveau de travail, en général pour la seule durée des travaux. 2, record 1, French, - rabattement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Captación de agua
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- descenso de nivel
1, record 1, Spanish, descenso%20de%20nivel
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Descenso del nivel freático o de la superficie piezométrica debido a la extracción por bombeo del agua subterránea, a un flujo artesiano de una perforación o a una fuente que emerja de un acuífero. 2, record 1, Spanish, - descenso%20de%20nivel
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-02-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- front zone sky 1, record 2, English, front%20zone%20sky
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- frontal sky 1, record 2, English, frontal%20sky
- fore sky 1, record 2, English, fore%20sky
- head of a depression 1, record 2, English, head%20of%20a%20depression
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- depression head
- low head
- head of a low
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tête d'un système nuageux
1, record 2, French, t%C3%AAte%20d%27un%20syst%C3%A8me%20nuageux
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- zone antérieure d'un système nuageux 2, record 2, French, zone%20ant%C3%A9rieure%20d%27un%20syst%C3%A8me%20nuageux
correct, feminine noun
- tête 3, record 2, French, t%C3%AAte
correct, feminine noun
- zone antérieure 3, record 2, French, zone%20ant%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie antérieure d'un système, constituée par des nuages supérieures de type Cirrus. 1, record 2, French, - t%C3%AAte%20d%27un%20syst%C3%A8me%20nuageux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le système nuageux dépressionnaire est lié à une perturbation du front polaire. On y distingue trois parties principales, la zone antérieure ou tête, formée essentiellement de nuages supérieures cirrus et cirrostratus, constitués de cristaux de glace, ou de nuages moyens, altostratus; la zone centrale ou corps du système nuageux [...] enfin la zone postérieure ou traîne [...] 3, record 2, French, - t%C3%AAte%20d%27un%20syst%C3%A8me%20nuageux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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