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NUMERICAL RESOLUTION [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Modelling (Mathematics)
- Cartography
- Meteorology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grid telescoping
1, record 1, English, grid%20telescoping
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The placement of sequentially finer grids within each other in order to obtain the highest resolution possible over a limited region with decreasing resolution outside of that area. 2, record 1, English, - grid%20telescoping
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Grid telescoping] permits a given numerical model to run over a large area while incurring the expense of high resolution only over a small region of particular interest. 2, record 1, English, - grid%20telescoping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Modélisation (Mathématique)
- Cartographie
- Météorologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réduction télescopique
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9duction%20t%C3%A9lescopique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Modelización (Matemáticas)
- Cartografía
- Meteorología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reducción de retículo
1, record 1, Spanish, reducci%C3%B3n%20de%20ret%C3%ADculo
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- reducción de malla 1, record 1, Spanish, reducci%C3%B3n%20de%20malla
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Construcción de un retículo más fino por la subdivisión de uno más amplio dentro de un área dada. 1, record 1, Spanish, - reducci%C3%B3n%20de%20ret%C3%ADculo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-10-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Biophysics
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Abbe's diffraction resolution limit
1, record 2, English, Abbe%27s%20diffraction%20resolution%20limit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Abbe's diffraction limit 2, record 2, English, Abbe%27s%20diffraction%20limit
correct
- Abbe's diffraction barrier 3, record 2, English, Abbe%27s%20diffraction%20barrier
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Abbe’s diffraction limit amounts for the shortest wavelength of visible light to about 200 nm [nanometers] for the lateral resolution. Smaller details cannot be resolved. 2, record 2, English, - Abbe%27s%20diffraction%20resolution%20limit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The light microscope's limited spatial resolution was first recognized by Ernst Abbe at the end of the 19th century... Abbe found that objects closer than about one-third of the wavelength of light could not be distinguished, because this is the smallest focal spot size that is allowed by diffraction when focusing with a lens of high numerical aperture. 1, record 2, English, - Abbe%27s%20diffraction%20resolution%20limit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Biophysique
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- limite de diffraction d'Abbe
1, record 2, French, limite%20de%20diffraction%20d%27Abbe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- limite de résolution d'Abbe 2, record 2, French, limite%20de%20r%C3%A9solution%20d%27Abbe
correct, feminine noun
- limite d'Abbe 3, record 2, French, limite%20d%27Abbe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le microscope est depuis longtemps utilisé pour observer le monde vivant à petite échelle. [...] en dessous de 250 nanomètres (un quart de micron), les objets ne sont plus que des taches, car la lumière renvoyée par chaque point de l'objet ne peut être distinguée de celle du voisin, elles se confondent en s'élargissant. C'est la limite de diffraction d’Abbe, posée par Ernst Abbe en 1873. 4, record 2, French, - limite%20de%20diffraction%20d%27Abbe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-10-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
- Modelling (Mathematics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- variable resolution model
1, record 3, English, variable%20resolution%20model
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- stretched-grid model 2, record 3, English, stretched%2Dgrid%20model
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A numerical model with horizontal resolution arranged to be nonuniform. 1, record 3, English, - variable%20resolution%20model
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Participation in PIRCS [Project to Intercompare Regional Climate Simulations] will be beneficial for a better understanding of the advantages of using stretched and nested-grid models for different applications. 2, record 3, English, - variable%20resolution%20model
Record 3, Key term(s)
- VRM
- variable-resolution model
- stretched grid model
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
- Modélisation (Mathématique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- modèle à résolution variable
1, record 3, French, mod%C3%A8le%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9solution%20variable
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- modèle à pas variable 2, record 3, French, mod%C3%A8le%20%C3%A0%20pas%20variable
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les résultats préliminaires de la version adiabatique de ce modèle barocline [...] confirment le potentiel de la stratégie que nous proposons : les différences entre les prévisions de 48 heures du géopotentiel à 500 hPa et de la pression au niveau de la mer obtenues avec le modèle à une résolution uniforme de 1,2 degré, et celles obtenues avec le modèle à résolution variable ayant une résolution équivalente sur une fenêtre de 81,6 x 60 degrés, sont petites. 3, record 3, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9solution%20variable
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les résultats de ces simulations seront comparés aux résultats publiés pour des modèles à résolution variable et des modèles à aire limitée. 2, record 3, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9solution%20variable
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La participation à PIRCS [Project to Intercompare Regional Climate Simulations] sera profitable pour mieux comprendre les avantages à utiliser des modèles à pas variables et à grille emboîtée pour différentes applications. 2, record 3, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9solution%20variable
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-12-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
- Scientific Research
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- dropsounding
1, record 4, English, dropsounding
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- drop-sounding 2, record 4, English, drop%2Dsounding
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A variety of routine observations are utilized in operational analyses for numerical weather prediction ... Adaptive strategies have also been tested and demonstrated to be feasible during FASTEX and NORPEX98, using dropsoundings from research aircraft. 1, record 4, English, - dropsounding
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In advance of the scientific research on the numerical modeling study, it is absolutely necessary to check the model output first. For the mesoscale modeling, the observational data with high temporal and spatial resolution are needed to check the model output besides the conventional data, which can be got from such as satellite, radar, aircraft, drop-sounding, wind profilers and automated meso-net weather stations etc. 2, record 4, English, - dropsounding
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dropsonde: a radiosonde dropped from an aircraft to measure weather conditions during its descent. 3, record 4, English, - dropsounding
Record 4, Key term(s)
- drop sounding
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
- Recherche scientifique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- catasondage
1, record 4, French, catasondage
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- dropsondage 2, record 4, French, dropsondage
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un procédé comparable est celui du catasondage qui consiste à larguer d'un aéronef un système analogue à la radiosonde mais qui tombe en chute libre et dont la vitesse est stabilisée et régularisée par diverses méthodes. Les mesures de la catasonde, également diffusées par un émetteur radioélectrique, sont recueillies par l'aéronef qui l'a larguée. C'est en utilisant de tels dispositifs que sont prospectées certaines perturbations particulièrement actives tels que les cyclones tropicaux. 1, record 4, French, - catasondage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La zone la plus à l'Est [de l'Atlantique] a été appelée la «Multiscale Sampling Area» (MSA). C'est dans cette région que les cyclones, alors en phase mature, et les systèmes nuageux associés ont été échantillonnés à différentes échelles. Ces échantillonnages ont été rendus possible par un renforcement des moyens instrumentaux avec notamment deux radars Doppler double faisceau aéroportés en bande X (sur le NOAA-P3 et le NCAR Electra [...] et des dropsondages effectués avec une haute résolution (largués du UK-C130). D'autre part ces avions étaient équipés de capteurs in-situ (microphysique et dynamique) et d'un radar ventral en bande C (pour le NOAA-P3). 2, record 4, French, - catasondage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-08-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Steel
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- monitoring of particle trajectories 1, record 5, English, monitoring%20of%20particle%20trajectories
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Techniques [of tracing technology] have been applied to model simulation to validate numerical models(fluid mechanics, dimensioning of reactors, monitoring of particle trajectories) and to improve the resolution of kinetic data at laboratory scale. 1, record 5, English, - monitoring%20of%20particle%20trajectories
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sidérurgie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- suivi de particules
1, record 5, French, suivi%20de%20particules
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les techniques de traçage] sont de plus appliquées aux simulations sur maquettes pour la validation des modèles (mécanique des fluides, dimensionnement des réacteurs, suivi de particules) et aux essais de mesure de cinétiques au laboratoire (amélioration de la résolution temporelle). 1, record 5, French, - suivi%20de%20particules
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-09-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Provincial Government Programs (Canadian)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Format for Gridded Sea Ice Information
1, record 6, English, Format%20for%20Gridded%20Sea%20Ice%20Information
correct, international
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- SIGRID 1, record 6, English, SIGRID
correct, international
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A vast amount of sea ice information is today available at the various ice services in the world. Almost all of this information is stored in the form of ice charts for operational purposes. For statistical or climatological use the chart format is however not convenient and the information needs to be digitized. This is done by assigning numerical values to the ice parameters and to read these values at given grid points on the chart. The charts prepared by the various ice services do not all contain the same number of parameters. The resolution and accuracy also vary according to the use for which the charts are intended. A large degree of flexibility has therefore to be built into the design of both code, format and grid. It should allow digitization of historical ice charts as well as current ones in order to obtain a comprehensive computer-compatible sea ice data bank which is currently updated. The SIGRID format is mainly designed to meet larger scale climate requirements but it may also be used by national services for other purposes. 1, record 6, English, - Format%20for%20Gridded%20Sea%20Ice%20Information
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Format for Gridded Sea Ice Information
1, record 6, French, Format%20for%20Gridded%20Sea%20Ice%20Information
correct, international
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- SIGRID 1, record 6, French, SIGRID
correct, international
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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