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HYDROGRAPHE [2 records]

Record 1 2018-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

A hydrographic surveyor is a person who does hydrographic survey. To explain it simply, hydrographic survey is conducted in order to observe and note the trends of water for the purposes of safe navigation and travel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 2 2010-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

An instrument that provides a continuous trace of relative humidity with time.

CONT

Weather Instrument Shelters. ... These shelters housed maximum and minimum thermometers, a wet bulb thermometer (to measure humidity), a thermograph (which made a continuous chart of the temperature for each 24 hours), and a hydrograph (which made a continuous chart of the humidity for each 24 hours).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
CONT

Les spécialistes élaborent des cartes de prévisions et s'appuient sur les stations locales de mesure. Ces stations [...] permettent de relever la température sous abri à 1,50m du sol (appareil utilisé : le thermographe), l'humidité de l'air (l'hydrographe), la pression atmosphérique (le barographe ou baromètre), le vent (l'enregistreur de vent: la girouette donne la direction du vent tandis que l'anémomètre permet de mesurer sa vitesse).

CONT

A bord du chalutier était quasi installée une station météorologique complète, avec anémomètre, pluviomètre, hydrographe et barographe, évapirographe et thermographe.

Spanish

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