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ATMOSFERA [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Gaseous envelope which surrounds the Earth.

OBS

Over the Earth, the atmosphere is divided into several layers based on their properties. The most common layer designations are: the troposphere, the stratosphere, the mesosphere and the exosphere. Atmospheric chemists divide the atmosphere into the heterosphere, where gases are well mixed, and the homosphere, where gases are found in differentiated layers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Enveloppe gazeuse entourant la Terre.

OBS

Couches de l'atmosphère. Régions de l'atmosphère : troposphère, stratosphère, mésosphère, thermosphère, exosphère; ionosphère, magnétosphère; ozonosphère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Masa gaseosa que rodea a la Tierra y a algunos planetas y estrellas.

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Record 2 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Physics
DEF

A unit of pressure referring to sea level and a temperature of 0°C, and defined as the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 760 mm high, having a density of 13.5951 g/cm³ ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Physique
DEF

Unité usuelle de pression correspondant à la valeur moyenne de la pression atmosphérique au niveau de la mer et égale à la pression exercée par une colonne de 76 cm de mercure ou 10,332 m d'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Física
DEF

Unidad de presión, equivalente al peso de una columna de aire de la altura de la atmósfera sobre un centímetro cuadrado de superficie.

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