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GAUGING TIME [4 records]

Record 1 2018-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

River discharge is defined as the volume of water passing a measuring point or gauging station in a river in a given time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 2 1989-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuing Education
DEF

A diagnosis program that maintains a history of usage of individual pieces of knowledge gauging the reliability of the information by the stability of data over time. In WUSOR-II, the evaluator stamps a rule as known only when its history has stabilized.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Éducation permanente

Spanish

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Record 3 1982-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
OBS

The wash-water flow-rate can easily be checked(an essential procedure) by fitting a gauging sill to the sludge pit. At the same time the change in the quality of the discharged water can be observed, and the length of the washing operation adjusted accordingly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
OBS

Le contrôle de la vitesse de lavage, qui est essentiel, peut se faire aisément en équipant le puisard des boues d'un seuil de jaugeage. On peut en même temps observer l'évolution de la qualité de l'eau évacuée et régler ainsi la durée du lavage.

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
OBS

A particular form of cloud-velocity gauging in which the time of travel of an electrolyte between pairs of electrodes immersed at two sections is registered on a conductivity recorder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
OBS

Forme particulière de la méthode d'Allen, dans laquelle le temps de passage d'un électrolyte entre des paires d'électrodes immergées à deux sections est enregistré sur un indicateur de conductivité.

Spanish

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