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NUAGE TRACEUR [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Cloud whose movement is used as a measure of air motion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Nuage dont le mouvement est utilisé pour mesurer le mouvement de l'air.

OBS

Traceur. Caractère distinctif associé naturellement ou artificiellement à certains éléments d'un ensemble et dont la détection permet d'étudier le comportement de cet ensemble. (La radioactivité d'une substance est un traceur; le rayonnement infrarouge d'un moteur en est un pour le missile qui veut atteindre celui-ci.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Nube cuyo desplazamiento se utiliza para medir el movimiento del aire.

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