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MONSOON PRECIPITATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- monsoon rain
1, record 1, English, monsoon%20rain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Precipitation, usually heavy, associated with monsoon winds. 1, record 1, English, - monsoon%20rain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The rain begins over most of SE Asia in late May and over India by middle or late June. 1, record 1, English, - monsoon%20rain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pluie de mousson
1, record 1, French, pluie%20de%20mousson
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Précipitation, généralement forte, associée aux vents de mousson. 1, record 1, French, - pluie%20de%20mousson
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La pluie commence sur la plus grande partie de l'Asie du Sud-Est à la fin mai et en Inde vers le milieu ou la fin de juin. 1, record 1, French, - pluie%20de%20mousson
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lluvia del monzón
1, record 1, Spanish, lluvia%20del%20monz%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Precipitación, habitualmente intensa, asociada con los vientos del monzón. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lluvia%20del%20monz%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La lluvia comienza sobre la mayor parte del sudeste de Asia a fines de mayo y sobre la India a mediados o fines de junio. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lluvia%20del%20monz%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- monsoon
1, record 2, English, monsoon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- monsoon circulation 2, record 2, English, monsoon%20circulation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wind in the general atmospheric circulation, typified by a seasonally persistent wind direction and by a pronounced change in direction from one season to another. 3, record 2, English, - monsoon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A monsoon circulation is similar to a sea/land breeze, except that it occurs over a much larger area. The most famous monsoon circulation occurs over India and southeast Asia. During the summer, the air over the continent becomes much warmer than the water surface, so the surface air moves from the water to the land. The humid air from the water converges with dry air from over the continent and produces precipitation over the region. Additional lifting from hills and mountains causes copious amounts of precipitation to occur, over 400 inches at some locations! During the winter the flow reverses and the dominant surface flow moves from the land to the water. 4, record 2, English, - monsoon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term is generally confined to a situation where the primary cause is the differential heating (changing in sense from summer to winter) between a continent and the adjacent ocean. 3, record 2, English, - monsoon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mousson
1, record 2, French, mousson
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- circulation de la mousson 2, record 2, French, circulation%20de%20la%20mousson
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent de la circulation atmosphérique générale caractérisé par la persistance saisonnière d'une direction de vent et par un changement marqué de cette direction d'une saison à l'autre. 3, record 2, French, - mousson
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le régime de mousson affecte des zones intertropicales et plus particulièrement l'Inde, l'Insulinde et l'Extrême-Orient. Il est dû, en particulier, aux contrastes thermiques qui s'inversent de l'été à l'hiver, entre le continent asiatique et les océans Indien et Pacifique; ces contrastes contribuent à modifier profondément le champ de pression et donc la direction des flux atmosphériques. 4, record 2, French, - mousson
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le régime climatique au Sénégal est caractérisé par l'existence de deux saisons : une saison chaude et pluvieuse (hivernage), marquée par la circulation de la mousson de juin à octobre et une saison sèche durant laquelle soufflent les alizés continentaux à dominante Nord/Nord-ouest. 5, record 2, French, - mousson
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme est généralement limité au cas où la cause primaire est le réchauffement différentiel (changement de sens de l'été à l'hiver) entre un continent et l'océan avoisinant. 3, record 2, French, - mousson
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
mousson d'été, d'hiver. 6, record 2, French, - mousson
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
mousson estivale, hivernale. 6, record 2, French, - mousson
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- monzón
1, record 2, Spanish, monz%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- viento monzón 2, record 2, Spanish, viento%20monz%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Viento, que forma parte de la circulación general de la atmósfera, caracterizado por la persistencia estacional de una dirección dada del viento y por un cambio brusco de dicha dirección al pasar de una estación a otra. 3, record 2, Spanish, - monz%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Monzón [es el] nombre de ciertos vientos periódicos cuya dirección varía según las estaciones. [Es] un sistema de vientos estacionales que soplan alternativamente del mar y de la tierra. Su causa principal reside en las diferencias de temperatura que existen entre los mares y los continentes. 4, record 2, Spanish, - monz%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El término se aplica, en general, a aquellos casos en que la causa primaria es el calentamiento diferencial (cuyo signo cambia del verano al invierno) entre un continente y el océano próximo. 3, record 2, Spanish, - monz%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-08-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- advect moisture
1, record 3, English, advect%20moisture
correct, verb phrase
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
advect (v.): To convey by (esp. horizontal) mass movement of a fluid. 2, record 3, English, - advect%20moisture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The southwesterly monsoon in the Sudan advects moisture, which, under favourable weather conditions, initiates seasonal prolonged precipitation. 3, record 3, English, - advect%20moisture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The majority of the ice storms that impacted southern ... Ontario ... originated in the south central and southeastern U.S. ... The counter clockwise atmospheric circulation associated with these types of storms advects moisture from the Gulf of Mexico as they move north-eastward towards the Great Lakes. 1, record 3, English, - advect%20moisture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- entraîner de l'humidité 1, record 3, French, entra%C3%AEner%20de%20l%27humidit%C3%A9
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pousser de l'air chargé d'humidité 2, record 3, French, pousser%20de%20l%27air%20charg%C3%A9%20d%27humidit%C3%A9
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tant que dure el Niño, d'énormes quantités de chaleur et d'humidité, entraînées dans l'atmosphère par évaporation, affectent la circulation atmosphérique du globe dans son entier. 1, record 3, French, - entra%C3%AEner%20de%20l%27humidit%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les chinooks prennent naissance lorsque des vents dominants de forte intensité se heurtent à une chaîne de montagnes. Le versant exposé au vent pousse l'air chargé d'humidité en altitude, ce qui amène la formation de nuages et de précipitations. 2, record 3, French, - entra%C3%AEner%20de%20l%27humidit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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