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GAW [4 records]

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Record 1 2018-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Geographical Names
  • Toponymy
OBS

Geography Awareness Week is an annual celebration of geography and it is observed during the third week of November each year. It was launched in 1987 in the United States. Since then, organizations in a number of countries, including Canada, have joined in the movement to achieve a common objective: to promote geographic education.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Noms géographiques
  • Toponymie
OBS

La Semaine de la géographie [...] est fêtée chaque année pendant la troisième semaine de novembre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Climate Change
  • Atmospheric Physics
OBS

[World Meteorological Organization]. GAW was established in 1989 as a coordinated system of networks of observing stations some of which began data-gathering in the 1950s and includes associated facilities and infrastructure encompassing measurement and related scientific assessment activities. The overall role of GAW is to supply basic information ... indicative of the atmospheric environment that transcends specific issues. The measurement programme includes: greenhouse gases, ozone ..., radiation ... and optical depth, precipitation chemistry, chemical and physical properties of aerosols, reactive gases, radionuclides, and related meteorological parameters. National and international policy decisions affecting the environment in the 21st century will thus relay heavily on the scientific data gathered through GAW.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Changements climatiques
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
OBS

Le Centre mondial des données sur l'ozone et le rayonnement ultraviolet (WOUDC) est un des sept Centres mondiaux de données reconnus qui font partie de la Veille de l'atmosphère du globe (VAG) de l'Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM).

Key term(s)
  • Veille de l'atmosphère globale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Cambio climático
  • Física de la atmósfera
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Record 3 1999-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
  • Labour Relations
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
DEF

An agreement by an employer guaranteeing to furnish a full year's employment at the established wage rates. Usually figured at 2,000 hours of work per 52 weeks (50 weeks of 40 hours each), with 52 pay checks to the year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
  • Relations du travail
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
DEF

[...] régime en vertu duquel l'employeur, unilatéralement ou conjointement avec le syndicat, garantit à tout son personnel ou à une partie de ses travailleurs une période précise d'emploi ou un montant précis de rémunération pour un certain temps.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Loading (Motor Vehicles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

Source(s): Lexique Justice.

Spanish

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