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surface current [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Meteorology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drift current
1, record 1, English, drift%20current
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wind-driven current 2, record 1, English, wind%2Ddriven%20current
correct
- wind driven current 3, record 1, English, wind%20driven%20current
correct
- drift 4, record 1, English, drift
correct, noun
- surface current 5, record 1, English, surface%20current
correct
- entrainment current 6, record 1, English, entrainment%20current
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] motion of a body of water due to the action of wind on its surface. 7, record 1, English, - drift%20current
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Météorologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courant de dérive
1, record 1, French, courant%20de%20d%C3%A9rive
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- courant de surface 2, record 1, French, courant%20de%20surface
correct, masculine noun
- courant dû au vent 3, record 1, French, courant%20d%C3%BB%20au%20vent
correct, masculine noun
- courant d'Ekman 4, record 1, French, courant%20d%27Ekman
correct, masculine noun
- courant poussé par les vents 5, record 1, French, courant%20pouss%C3%A9%20par%20les%20vents
correct, masculine noun
- courant d'impulsion 6, record 1, French, courant%20d%27impulsion
correct, masculine noun
- courant modifié par le vent 7, record 1, French, courant%20modifi%C3%A9%20par%20le%20vent
masculine noun
- courant causé par le vent 8, record 1, French, courant%20caus%C3%A9%20par%20le%20vent
masculine noun
- courant de vent 9, record 1, French, courant%20de%20vent
masculine noun
- courant d'entraînement 9, record 1, French, courant%20d%27entra%C3%AEnement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement d'eau, résultant de l'action du vent sur la surface de la mer et de la force de Coriolis, qui s'oriente en surface dans une direction différente de celle du vent et s'en écarte de plus en plus avec la profondeur. 9, record 1, French, - courant%20de%20d%C3%A9rive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bouées dérivantes […] sont utilisées pour mesurer le courant de surface grâce à leurs déplacements. […] Les données de vent mesurées par de tels flotteurs permettent de calculer la part du courant due au vent (courant d'Ekman) et celle, à plus grande échelle, due à la rotation de la Terre (courants géostrophiques). 10, record 1, French, - courant%20de%20d%C3%A9rive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Oceanografía
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Meteorología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- corriente de deriva
1, record 1, Spanish, corriente%20de%20deriva
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- corriente ocasionada por el viento 2, record 1, Spanish, corriente%20ocasionada%20por%20el%20viento
feminine noun
- corriente de arrastre 3, record 1, Spanish, corriente%20de%20arrastre
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movimiento de una masa de agua debido a la acción del viento sobre su superficie. 3, record 1, Spanish, - corriente%20de%20deriva
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