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METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE [9 records]

Record 1 2018-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Oceanography
OBS

The oceanographic research group at SMHI [Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute] has expertise in a wide range of ocean science fields such as numerical modeling, remote sensing, marine biology and marine observations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Océanographie

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Meteorology
  • Physical Geography
OBS

SMHI, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, is an authority with extensive service and business operations. SMHI offers comprehensive competence within the areas of meteorology, hydrology and oceanography.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Météorologie
  • Géographie physique
DEF

Agence gouvernementale chargée de la météorologie, l’hydrologie, l’océanographie et la climatologie, agissant sous l’égide du Ministère du Développement durable. Compte tenu des exigences du public, les activités de l’Institut s’articulent autour des prévisions météorologiques, des alertes préventives, la surveillance, la recherche ainsi que la coopération internationale.

Key term(s)
  • Institut suédois d'hydrologie et de météorologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Meteorología
  • Geografía física
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Record 3 2010-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Air Pollution
  • Meteorology
OBS

The MSC-W has been hosted by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute since the beginning of the EMEP programme in 1979. The main task of the centre is to model transboundary fluxes of acidifying air pollution and photochemical oxidants.

Key term(s)
  • Meteorological Synthesizing Center-West

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Météorologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Contaminación del aire
  • Meteorología
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Record 4 2007-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
OBS

DMI [Danish Meteorological Institute] is the third largest commercial user of RADARSAT data in the world after the Canadian Ice Service and the National Ice Centre.

OBS

commercial user: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
OBS

Le Danish Meteorological Institute représente le troisième plus grand utilisateur commercial de données RADARSAT au monde après le Service canadien des glaces et le National Ice Centre.

OBS

utilisateur commercial : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-10-29

English

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

A surface location from which upper-air observations are made.

CONT

Upper Air Observing Stations. A major addition to climatological and synoptic information is the release at 12-hour intervals of radiosondes at upper air stations.

CONT

Have you found a Swiss radio sonde? These sondes are started three times a day by the Aerological Station Payerne(a regional office of the Swiss Meteorological Institute).

Key term(s)
  • upper air synoptic station
  • upper-air observing station
  • upper-level station
  • upper level station

French

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

Site en surface à partir duquel on effectue des observations en altitude.

CONT

Inaugurée en 1941, la station d'aérologie de Payerne occupe 35 spécialistes des mesures de l'atmosphère. Chaque jour, quatre ballons sont lâchés. Leurs sondes enregistrent des données qui fournissent des renseignements intéressants, par exemple sur l'épaisseur de la couche d'ozone.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Estación en superficie a partir de la cual se realizan observaciones en altitud.

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Record 6 2003-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Air Transport
OBS

The NAV CANADA Training Institute, or NCTI as the school has become widely known, is located in Cornwall, Ontario on the picturesque banks of the St. Lawrence River. NCTI serves as NAV CANADA's premier training school for air traffic control trainees, as well as offering a wide range of technical, maintenance, meteorological and English training in the ATC support environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Transport aérien
Key term(s)
  • Institut de formation de Nav Canada

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Meteorology
OBS

The International Meteorological Institute in Stockholm(IMI) was created in 1955 by a decision of the Swedish Parliament with the objective "to conduct research in meteorology and associated fields and to promote international scientific co-operation within meteorology".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Météorologie
OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Key term(s)
  • Institut météorologique international

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Meteorología
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Record 8 2002-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Meteorology
OBS

The main objective of Finnish Meteorological Institute is to provide the best possible information about the atmosphere above and around Finland, to ensure public safety relating to atmospheric and airborne hazards and to satisfy requirements for specialised meteorological products.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Météorologie
Key term(s)
  • Institut de météorologie finnois

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Air Pollution
  • Atmospheric Physics
OBS

The discovery that precipitation in large regions of Europe had become decidedly acidic followed the establishment in the 1950's of the European Atmospheric Chemistry Network(also known as the IMI Network, for the International Meteorological Institute in Stockholm....

Key term(s)
  • International Meteorological Institute Network

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
OBS

"IMI" pour Institut météorologique international de Stockholm.

Spanish

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