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LA NINA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- La Niña
1, record 1, English, La%20Ni%C3%B1a
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extensive cooling of the waters in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. 2, record 1, English, - La%20Ni%C3%B1a
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The pattern [of El Niño] is self-sustaining; but once again, in practice it only lasts for a year or two before breaking down. This reverse effect has at times been called the anti-El Niño; but since to a Spanish speaker this means roughly anti-Christ child, recently climatologists have begun to use instead the term La Niña - Little girl - being the opposite of little boy. 3, record 1, English, - La%20Ni%C3%B1a
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To qualify as a full-fledged La Niña, the cooling must persist for at least three seasons. 2, record 1, English, - La%20Ni%C3%B1a
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- La Niña
1, record 1, French, La%20Ni%C3%B1a
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce brassage des eaux superficielles chaudes vers l'ouest provoque des remontées importantes d'eaux profondes qui refroidissent la surface du Pacifique Est et central. C'est la situation dite La Niña, par opposition à son homologue chaud, El Niño. 2, record 1, French, - La%20Ni%C3%B1a
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour que le phénomène soit qualifié comme étant La Niña, le refroidissement doit durer au moins trois saisons. 3, record 1, French, - La%20Ni%C3%B1a
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cambio climático
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- La Niña
1, record 1, Spanish, La%20Ni%C3%B1a
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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