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TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY CENTRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
DEF

A meteorological centre designated by regional air navigation agreement to provide advisory information to meteorological watch offices regarding the position, forecast direction and speed of movement, central pressure and maximum surface wind of tropical cyclones. [Definition officially approved by ICAO.]

OBS

tropical cyclone advisory centre; TCAC: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • tropical cyclone advisory center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
DEF

Centre météorologique désigné par accord régional de navigation aérienne pour fournir aux centres de veille météorologique des renseignements consultatifs sur les cyclones tropicaux (position, direction et vitesse prévues de déplacement, pression au centre du cyclone et vent maximal à la surface). [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

centre d'avis de cyclones tropicaux; TCAC : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Personal y servicios (Transporte aéreo)
DEF

Centro meteorológico designado en virtud de un acuerdo regional de navegación aérea para proporcionar a las oficinas de vigilancia meteorológica información de asesoramiento sobre la posición, la dirección y la velocidad de movimiento pronosticadas, la presión central y el viento máximo en la superficie de los ciclones tropicales. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

centro de avisos de ciclones tropicales; TCAC: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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