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FACTEUR FORCANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forcing factor
1, record 1, English, forcing%20factor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On the 100,000 year time scale, the Earth has experienced a fairly regular series of cold glacial periods which become most apparent in the climate record roughly 1.7 million years ago... These glacial/interglacial cycles occur approximately every 100,000 years. While the causes are not yet known in detail, the primary forcing factor appears to be changes in the Earth's radiation budget due to orbital parameter effects. 1, record 1, English, - forcing%20factor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- facteur de forçage
1, record 1, French, facteur%20de%20for%C3%A7age
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- facteur forçant 2, record 1, French, facteur%20for%C3%A7ant
correct, masculine noun
- cause de forçage 3, record 1, French, cause%20de%20for%C3%A7age
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans un système qui tend à l'équilibre, ce qui est à l'origine d'un forçage. 1, record 1, French, - facteur%20de%20for%C3%A7age
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'étude des sédiments marins ou des calottes glaciaires permet également d'évaluer la dynamique des changements de climat, pendant les phases de transition. Le plus important facteur forçant est bien connu, il s'agit des variations de la quantité de chaleur tombant sur les hautes latitudes de l'hémisphère Nord. Ses variations sont très progressives et l'augmentation d'insolation qui a accompagné la dernière déglaciation s'est étalée sur une dizaine de millénaires. 2, record 1, French, - facteur%20de%20for%C3%A7age
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Climatología
- Cambio climático
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- factor de forzamiento
1, record 1, Spanish, factor%20de%20forzamiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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