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WINTER INSOLATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seasonal thermocline
1, record 1, English, seasonal%20thermocline
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In latitudes marked by distinct seasons, a seasonal thermocline at much shallower depths forms during the summer as a result of solar heating, and it is destroyed by diminished insolation and increased surface turbulence during the winter. 1, record 1, English, - seasonal%20thermocline
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- thermocline saisonnière
1, record 1, French, thermocline%20saisonni%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les zones tempérées, l'alternance des saisons permet l'instauration d'une thermocline saisonnière : elle apparaît au printemps avec le réchauffement progressif des eaux superficielles. Ce dernier s'accentue et provoque un enfoncement de la thermocline jusqu'à son plein développement à la fin de l'été [...] À l'automne, la décroissance des températures superficielles résorbe progressivement la thermocline jusqu'à l'homothermie hivernale de la colonne d'eau. 2, record 1, French, - thermocline%20saisonni%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
- Electromagnetic Radiation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- winter insolation
1, record 2, English, winter%20insolation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amount of sunlight received by the Earth or an object during the winter. 2, record 2, English, - winter%20insolation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Orbital changes alter the amount of insolation received both in winter and in summer. Is it likely that the amount of winter insolation controls growth of ice sheet? No, since colder winters may result in less accumulation. No, continental ice sheets grow mainly at high elevations in polar regions, where winter insolation is minimal. 1, record 2, English, - winter%20insolation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Winter insolation may affect trees during winter and cause serious damage to the bark and cambium. 3, record 2, English, - winter%20insolation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- insolation hivernale
1, record 2, French, insolation%20hivernale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité d'ensoleillement que reçoit la Terre ou un objet durant la saison hivernale. 2, record 2, French, - insolation%20hivernale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des études sont en cours afin de sélectionner plus efficacement les clones résistants aux principales maladies, tels les taches de feuilles, les rouilles et les problèmes [causées par l']insolation hivernale. 1, record 2, French, - insolation%20hivernale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
insolation hivernale : un ensoleillement intensif des arbres durant la saison hivernale peut provoquer des blessures de l'écorce et du cambium. 3, record 2, French, - insolation%20hivernale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-05-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
- Electromagnetic Radiation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- summer insolation
1, record 3, English, summer%20insolation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amount of sunlight received by the Earth or an object during the summer. 2, record 3, English, - summer%20insolation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Eccentricity is a measure of the circularity of the Earth's orbit around the sun. This varies from almost circular to more elliptical. The end effect is to change the distance of the sun to the earth in winter and summer(on average, the distance must remain constant). Today, the orbit is nearly circular, so that the northern hemisphere receives about the same amount of radiation in winter as in summer. In the past the orbit was more elliptical, so that there was a greater difference in summer insolation between the hemispheres. Overall, the variations in insolation are small. 3, record 3, English, - summer%20insolation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Low summer insolation is the critical factor that cools the climate enough to allow snow and ice to persist from one winter to the next.... If summer insolation is strong, more radiation is absorbed at Earth's surface at high latitudes. This warming accelerates ablation, melts more snow and ice, thus either prevents glaciation or shrinks existing ice sheets, and vice versa for low summer insolation. 4, record 3, English, - summer%20insolation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- insolation estivale
1, record 3, French, insolation%20estivale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité d'ensoleillement que reçoit la Terre ou un objet durant la saison estivale. 2, record 3, French, - insolation%20estivale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque l'obliquité dépasse les 35° (comparé à la valeur moyenne de 25°), l'insolation estivale devient trop forte pour maintenir la stabilité de la calotte du pôle nord provoquant un rapide transfert atmosphérique de glace vers la région équatoriale élevée du plateau Tharsis (Arsia, Pavonis, Ascraeus et Olympus Mons). 3, record 3, French, - insolation%20estivale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'ensoleillement est un facteur déterminant de la formation de l'ozone. Le nombre d'heures d'insolation estivale est nettement plus faible en 2004 qu'en 2003. En conséquence, les concentrations d'ozone de juin, juillet et août sont en baisse par rapport à l'été précédent. 4, record 3, French, - insolation%20estivale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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