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TOMS INSTRUMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- total ozone mapping spectrometer
1, record 1, English, total%20ozone%20mapping%20spectrometer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TOMS 1, record 1, English, TOMS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- TOMS spectrometer 1, record 1, English, TOMS%20spectrometer
correct
- TOMS instrument 1, record 1, English, TOMS%20instrument
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spectromètre TOMS
1, record 1, French, spectrom%C3%A8tre%20TOMS
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- TOMS 1, record 1, French, TOMS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- spectromètre imageur d'ozone total 2, record 1, French, spectrom%C3%A8tre%20imageur%20d%27ozone%20total
masculine noun
- instrument TOMS 1, record 1, French, instrument%20TOMS
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spectromètre embarqué sur le satellite Nimbus 7 lancé en 1979, qui enregistre les quantités moyennes d'ozone total afin d'établir une carte mondiale de la répartition de ces quantités. 1, record 1, French, - spectrom%C3%A8tre%20TOMS
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans certains périodiques français, on décode parfois erronément le sigle TOMS par l'expression Total Ozone Mapping System. Cette mauvaise interprétation du S final du sigle est probablement à l'origine de l'expression française Système TOMS qui a été attestée à quelques reprises. 1, record 1, French, - spectrom%C3%A8tre%20TOMS
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- espectrómetro cartográfico del ozono total
1, record 1, Spanish, espectr%C3%B3metro%20cartogr%C3%A1fico%20del%20ozono%20total
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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