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AIRBORNE TRANSPORT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- atmospheric transport
1, record 1, English, atmospheric%20transport
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- airborne transport 2, record 1, English, airborne%20transport
correct
- air transport 3, record 1, English, air%20transport
correct
- transport 4, record 1, English, transport
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The principal cause of acid rain is fossil fuel combustion resulting in the emission of sulfur and nitrogen oxide. Over a period of one or two days, through reaction with oxygen during atmospheric transport, these oxides are transformed into acids that make precipitation acidic. 5, record 1, English, - atmospheric%20transport
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Acid precipitation is not the only pollution effect brought to the soils through airborne transport. 2, record 1, English, - atmospheric%20transport
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "transfer of pollutants". 6, record 1, English, - atmospheric%20transport
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transport atmosphérique
1, record 1, French, transport%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- transport 2, record 1, French, transport
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme de dissémination de certains polluants qui suivent des trajectoires précises dans l'atmosphère pendant parfois des milliers de kilomètres. 3, record 1, French, - transport%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le transport atmosphérique joue un rôle crucial dans le phénomène de l'acidification dans l'Est du Canada, puisque la plupart des régions renfermant des récepteurs sensibles se situent à des distances considérables des sources de substances acides et acidifiantes et autres polluants. 4, record 1, French, - transport%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Mécanismes dynamiques qui entraînent verticalement ou horizontalement les constituants atmosphériques. [Source : Dict. de la protection de la couche d'ozone, par Denis Rivard.] 5, record 1, French, - transport%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En météorologie, on restreint généralement le sens du terme "transport" aux seuls mouvements horizontaux. 6, record 1, French, - transport%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En anglais, le terme "transport" est parfois synonyme de "flux" : quantité d'une substance en mouvement. 6, record 1, French, - transport%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
On confond souvent les termes "transport" et "transfert"; le premier insiste davantage sur le mécanisme qui entraîne les constituants; le second désigne le passage, d'un endroit à un autre, de ces constituants. 6, record 1, French, - transport%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- transporte atmosférico
1, record 1, Spanish, transporte%20atmosf%C3%A9rico
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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