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MOVING GROWING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
- Ecology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epipsammic
1, record 1, English, epipsammic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of an organism] growing attached to sand grains, or moving through sand. 1, record 1, English, - epipsammic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épipsammique
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pipsammique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les diatomées benthiques vivent attachées aux grains de sable (épipsammiques), aux plantes (épiphytiques) ou à la roche (épilithiques). 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pipsammique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-09-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- annual scale
1, record 2, English, annual%20scale
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Impact studies have also created a growing demand for climate scenarios with a high temporal resolution, i. e. for information at the daily, or shorter, time scale. Moving from the global to the regional scale, and from the annual to the monthly and ultimately the daily scale, confidence in the reliability of GCM output tends to diminish... 1, record 2, English, - annual%20scale
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- échelle annuelle
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9chelle%20annuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Surveillance du climat. 3.1 Étude des fluctuations dynamiques. Seront privilégiées les propositions d'étude de la variabilité spatiale et temporelle des précipitations africaines (en particulier à l'échelle annuelle). 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20annuelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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