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TOA [8 records]

Record 1 2018-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
  • Military Organization
DEF

Within NATO, an action by which operational command or operational control of designated forces and/or resources, if applicable, is passed between national and NATO commands or between commanders in the NATO chain of command.

OBS

transfer of authority; TOA : designations and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
  • Organisation militaire
DEF

Dans le cadre de l'OTAN, action par laquelle le commandement ou le contrôle opérationnels de forces et, le cas échéant, de ressources désignées est transmis entre commandements nationaux et de l'OTAN ou entre commandants au sein de la chaîne de commandement de l'OTAN.

OBS

transfert d'autorité; TOA : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Penal Law
OBS

International Transfer of Offenders Act: short title.

OBS

An Act to implement treaties and administrative arrangements on the international transfer of persons found guilty of criminal offences: long title.

OBS

The acronyms "ITOA" and "TOA" are used but are not official.

OBS

The Transfer of Offenders Act is repealed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
  • Droit pénal
OBS

Loi sur le transfèrement international des délinquants : titre abrégé.

OBS

Loi de mise en œuvre des traités ou des ententes administratives sur le transfèrement international des personnes reconnues coupables d’infractions criminelles : titre intégral.

OBS

Bien que les acronymes «LTID» et «LTD» soient utilisés, ils ne sont pas officiels.

OBS

La Loi sur le transfèrement des délinquants est abrogée.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
OBS

order of battle transfer of authority; ORBAT TOA : term and abbreviation standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
OBS

transfert d'autorité en fonction de l'ordre de bataille; ORBAT TOA : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Political Science (General)
OBS

The mission of IOA is to advance the profession of organizational ombudsman and ensure that practitioners are able to work to the highest professional standards. The International Ombudsman Association(IOA) was officially formed in July 2005 following the merger of the University and College Ombudsman Association(UCOA) and The Ombudsman Association(TOA). IOA is the largest international association of professional organizational Ombudsmen practitioners in the world representing over 500 members from the United States and across the globe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Petrography
CONT

Secondary mineral assemblages in Eocene volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks of the Toa Baja drill hole progressively change as a function of depth. Four metamorphic zones are delineated with increasing depth : Ca-clinoptilolite {yields} heulandite {yields} laumontite {yields} prehnite-pumpellyite zone. The deepest belongs to the prehnite-pumpellyite facies, whereas the three zones at shallower depths(< 2, 350 m) belong to the zeolite facies.

OBS

prehnite-pumpellyite zone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Pétrographie
OBS

zone à prehnite et pumpellyite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • zone à prehnite-pumpellyite

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
OBS

Trilateration. Signals on 3 or 4 separated sensors can be localized by trilateration, using time of arrival(TOA) differences among a number of separated sensors to cross fix the source.

OBS

When all the sides are measured the term used is trilateration. This should not be confused with triangulation, where all angles and one side are measured.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
OBS

trilatération : Procédé de géodésie, de topographie, qui consiste à mesurer les côtés d'un ensemble de triangles.

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Physics
CONT

Given the top-of-the-atmosphere(TOA) radiation and the atmospheric energy divergence, the net surface heat flux can be estimated locally.

CONT

Net downward solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique spatiale
CONT

La mission de SWUIS [Southwest Ultraviolet Imaging System], sera d'observer la Terre et les planètes, d'étudier le rayonnement de la couche supérieure de l'atmosphère et de prendre les premières images UV [ultraviolet] de la Lune afin d'étudier les phénomènes de vieillissement dans l'espace.

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Infantry
  • Land Forces
  • Military Police
CONT

NATO alert measures and TOA procedures... with specific direction detailed in the Counter Surprise Military System...

OBS

CFOO 12.4.2 about 421 Tactical Fighter Squadron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infanterie
  • Forces terrestres
  • Police militaire
OBS

CFOO 12.4.2 à propos du 421e Escadron d'appui tactique.

Spanish

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