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rotating dishpan experiment [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

Experiment, performed on a liquid contained in a rotating vessel, usually an annulus, in which there is a source and sink of heat; it reproduces features of the general circulation of the atmosphere.

Key term(s)
  • rotating dish-pan experiment
  • rotating dish pan experiment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Expérience, réalisée sur un liquide contenu dans un récipient en rotation, généralement un anneau, où existent une source et un puits de chaleur; elle reproduit les caractéristiques de la circulation atmosphérique générale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Experimento, realizado con un líquido contenido en un recipiente en rotación, en general un anillo, en donde hay una fuente y un sumidero de calor; reproduce características de la circulación atmosférica general.

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