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RAIN EVENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- precipitation event
1, record 1, English, precipitation%20event
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rain event 1, record 1, English, rain%20event
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Concentrations of ions varied by 1 to 3 orders of magnitude between individual precipitation events and annual deposition varied by as much as 2-fold in the two years of study. 1, record 1, English, - precipitation%20event
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Precipitation event" is used in opposition with "precipitation episode," the latter being one rainfall in a series of more or less predictable rainfalls, the former being a given rainfall without reference to previous or subsequent rainfalls. 2, record 1, English, - precipitation%20event
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Technically speaking the terms "rain" and "precipitation" should not be used as synonyms; in common usage, though, they are. 2, record 1, English, - precipitation%20event
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- événement de précipitation
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20de%20pr%C3%A9cipitation
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- évènement de précipitation 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A8nement%20de%20pr%C3%A9cipitation
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette variabilité de la concentration en aérosols et en acidité dépend de facteurs météorologiques [...] Il en résulte, par conséquent, une extrême variabilité dans le dépôt d'acidité pour chaque événement précis de précipitation, pour l'ensemble, il en résulte un profit spatial moyen. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20de%20pr%C3%A9cipitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En français, il serait plus élégant de rendre la notion par une expression du type «une précipitation donnée» ou «une pluie donnée». L'expression «événement de précipitation», suggérée par l'anglais, est inutilement lourde. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20de%20pr%C3%A9cipitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La langue courante confond les termes «pluie» et «précipitation». Dans la langue technique, on doit distinguer ces deux termes. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20de%20pr%C3%A9cipitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
évènement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20de%20pr%C3%A9cipitation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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