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WINTER NIGHT [19 records]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Park and Site Names
  • Urban Planning
OBS

A plaza for all seasons. People who live in, work in or visit Hull, Quebec, have a beautiful new public space to enjoy, thanks to a PWGSC [Public Works and Government Services Canada]-managed restoration and redesign project. The newly reopened plaza at Parc du Portage is popular among employees at lunchtime, but is also drawing strollers in the evening and bringing new life into the downtown area. The plaza is located between Phases I and II of the Government of Canada Place du Portage office complex and the provincial/municipal Maison du Citoyen building. The plaza is a few minutes’ walk from the Museum of Civilization, one of the national capital' s major visitor attractions. An underground parking garage owned by the Government of Canada is situated beneath the plaza. The restoration and redesign project had two main components--repair of the waterproof membrane of the garage roof, which had been leaking, and restoration of the plaza. Improvements to the plaza included the addition of more fountains in the pool, and the construction of a low wall around the pool providing places to sit. At night, innovative new lighting casts a shimmering reflection onto the nearby building walls. The plaza should also be a hit in winter because of a versatile design that allows the pool fountains to be dismantled and the pool to be converted into a skating rink.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de parcs, lieux et canaux historiques
  • Aménagement urbain

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
CONT

The diurnal cycle over land is driven by solar heating in the daytime, and longwave cooling at night. In summer, the maximum temperature decreases with increasing cloud cover, because clouds reflect sunlight. In winter, the minimum temperature falls steeply under clear skies, because clouds reduce the longwave cooling to space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bedding
CONT

The nordekker completely eliminates the use of sheets, heavy blankets, comforters, electric blankets and bed-spreads. It is a single bedcovering that softly nestles the body, allowing uninterrupted sleep all night long at just the right temperature, winter or summer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Literie
DEF

Couverture de lit à la scandinave.

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Spacecraft
CONT

StratSat provides a geo-stationary platform at 20 km altitude capable of remaining on-station for up to five years. Payloads include high speed Internet services, direct broadcast TV, mobile telecommunication, etc. The envelope operates as a super-pressure hull(i. e. with no ballonet pressure control system). The hull will be of laminated fabric construction with Tedlar/Teflon, helium/weather barrier developed from AT-10/04. Multiple catenary curtain system supporting a payload module enclosed completely by the envelope. [The] payload module... comprises a single structural module with an externally mounted payload/mission system. The payload module provides a home for all of the airship's primary systems except for the propulsion system. The systems are close packed within the highly insulated module ensuring efficient heat and energy management. The payload module is pendulum stabilised within the envelope. The solar array provides the sole source of renewable energy for the airship. The array is placed over the upper quarter of the hull and extends over approximately three-quarters of the length of the craft. The array can be realigned to the daily sun location/angle by the roll rotation of the whole airship. The energy collected by the solar array is stored for use during the night in the series of batteries. Located in the stored for use during the night in a series of batteries. Located in the payload module, the batteries run the propulsion system, airship services and provide power to the mission system for up to 14 hours(during winter). The airship is propelled and steered by means of a ’Contra-Rotating Coned Rotor’ mounted on a tailcone at the rear of the envelope, as a part of a compound propulsion system. The unit provides longitudinal thrust(to counter the prevailing stratospheric winds) and lateral force(for manoeuvering) to enable the airship to hold station within a 1 km cube. The airship will be equipped with a multi-channel Flight Control Sy

OBS

StratSat® is a registered trademark.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

[...] le dirigeable géostationnaire britannique StratSat®, conçu par ATG (Advanced Technology Group) [est un] dirigeable souple d'environ 200 m de long pour 48 m de diamètre, [qui] devrait faire ses premiers vols vers 2005/2006 [...] Il pourra emporter 2 t de charge utile à 20 km d'altitude, avec une autonomie allant jusqu'à 5 ans. Pouvant se maintenir à poste avec une précision d'1 km³, il couvrira une surface au sol de 115 km de rayon.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
CONT

Types of Plastic Coverings... Polyvinyl chloride film has very high emissivity for long-wave radiation, which creates slightly higher air temperatures in the greenhouse at night. UV inhibitors can increase the life of the film. It is more expensive than polyethylene film and tends to accumulate dirt, which must be washed off in winter for better light transmission.

OBS

polyvinyl chloride film; PVC film: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
CONT

Feutre tendu vinyl [MD]. Feutre en laine de verre (fibres de verre, liées par une résine synthétique thermodurcissable) revêtu sur une face d'un complexe pare-vapeur contrecollé formé d'une grille de verre, d'une feuille d'aluminium et d'un film de polychlorure de vinyle apparent de couleur blanche. Épaisseurs des feutres : 50 et 120 mm.

OBS

pellicule de polychlorure de vinyle; pellicule de PVC : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

It's turning out to be a cold winter. This past week, the day time temperature has gone above freezing every day but the night time temperature has dropped into the teens. This is when the mulch pays off by protecting the bud union and lower canes from the freezing and thawing cycles.

Key term(s)
  • nighttime temperature
  • nocturnal temperature

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

Ces techniques préventives, simples et peu onéreuses permettent de réduire de un à trois degrés l'abaissement de la température nocturne, ce qui suffit pour diminuer le risque de gel de près de cinquante pour cent (50 %), et donc pour abaisser la durée et le coût de la lutte active.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
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Record 7 2009-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant and Crop Production
CONT

Asclepias tuberosa L., Asclepiadaceae(Butterfly weed) and A. incarnata L.(Swamp milkweed). Both plants are native to the US and considered as weeds there. They are absolute long day(LD) plants that require warm temperature during their growth and flowering. For winter production they are grown in heated greenhouses and provided with supplementary light at night.

OBS

Although heading and inflorescence development were enhanced by long days (LD) and higher temperature, neither population had any obligatory LD requirement for flowering.

Key term(s)
  • obligatory long day plant
  • obligatory LD plant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
CONT

On appelle héméropériodiques absolues les espèces qui ont un besoin impératif d'une insolation de plus de 8 heures par jour pour fleurir. Ainsi, l'épinard devra avoir de 13 à 14 heures d'éclairement, le fenouil de 11 à 14 heures, la jusquiame noire de 10 à 11 heures.

OBS

Les plantes de jour long, ou héméropériodiques : qui ne fleurissent que lorsque la durée du jour est supérieure à un seuil; l'épinard, la betterave sont héméropériodiques obligatoires, tandis que les blés et seigles de printemps par exemple sont héméropériodiques préférantes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Biología vegetal
  • Producción vegetal
OBS

Las plantas de día largo necesitan un mínimo de horas de luz por debajo del cual no van a florecer. Dentro de las plantas de día corto y de día largo se hace otra clasificación: Requerimiento absoluto- se necesita un fotoperiodo determinado fuera del cual no florecen [...]

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Record 8 2008-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Materials
  • Heating
  • Solar Energy
DEF

A material used to store the sun’s heat or the night’s coolness.

OBS

Water, concrete, and rock are common choices for thermal mass. In winter, thermal mass stores solar energy collected during the day and releases it during sunless periods(nights or cloudy days). In summer, thermal mass absorbs excess daytime heat and ventilation allows it to be discharged to the outdoors at night.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction
  • Chauffage
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

Matériau ou matière pouvant emmagasiner l'énergie solaire ou la fraîcheur de la nuit.

OBS

L'eau, le béton et le roc sont des masses thermiques couramment utilisées. En hiver, une masse thermique typique emmagasine l'énergie solaire absorbée pendant le jour et la libère durant les périodes de temps couvert. L'été, cette masse thermique absorbe la chaleur excédentaire du jour et l'évacue ensuite à l'extérieur grâce à un système de ventilation.

Spanish

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Record 9 2006-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Arts and Culture
  • Heritage
OBS

Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. Its official date is the 31 December. However this is normally only the start of a celebration which lasts through the night until the morning of the 1 January or, in many cases, 2 January. The roots of Hogmanay reach back to the pagan celebration of the winter solstice. In Europe, this evolved into the ancient celebration of Saturnalia, a great Roman winter festival, where people celebrated completely free of restraint and inhibition. The Vikings celebrated Yule, which later became the Twelve Days of Christmas, or the "Daft Days" as they were sometimes called in Scotland. The winter festival went underground with the Protestant Reformation and ensuing years, but re-emerged near the end of the 17th century.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Arts et Culture
  • Patrimoine

Spanish

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Record 10 2005-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A strong, cold northerly wind in various parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

OBS

norther : The term has several specific applications : 1) In the southern United States, especially in Texas(Texas norther), in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Gulf of Panama away from the coast, and in Central America(norte), the norther is a strong cold wind from between northeast and northwest. It occurs between November and April, freshening during the afternoon and decreasing at night. It is a cold air outbreak associated with the southward movement of a cold anticyclone. It is usually preceded by a warm and cloudy or rainy spell with southerly winds. The norther comes as a rushing blast and brings a sudden drop of temperature of as much as 25°F in one hour or 50°F in three hours in winter. 2) The California norther is a strong, very dry, dusty, northerly wind that blows in late spring, summer, and early fall in the valley of California or on the West Coast when pressure is high over the mountains to the north. It lasts from one to four days. The dryness is due to adiabatic warming during descent. In summer it is very hot. 3) The Portuguese norther is the beginning of the trade wind west of Portugal. 4) Norther is used for a strong north wind on the coast of Chile that blows occasionally in summer. 5) In southeast Australia, a hot dry wind from the desert is called a norther.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Vent fort et froid, venant du nord, dans diverses parties de l'hémisphère Nord.

CONT

[Le] norther [est un] vent du nord sec et froid, soufflant sur le golfe du Mexique et surtout au Texas; [c'est aussi un] vent du nord, chaud et sec soufflant dans la Great Valley de Californie.

CONT

Naviguer en Amérique centrale. [...] la période des northers [...] commence. Cette période va de novembre à avril. En novembre les coups de vent de Nord sont de force raisonnable : 7 à 8 Beaufort mais au fur et à mesure que l'hiver avance, ils se renforcent et peuvent devenir très violents : force 10 ou plus.

CONT

Les températures peuvent néanmoins baisser brusquement sur le Golfe du Mexique lorsque souffle le norther, vent violent et glacial.

OBS

Le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse répertorie «northern» au lieu de «norther». Norther figure dans les dictionnaires spécialisés de météorologie.

OBS

northern : Phénomène relevé en Amérique du Nord (centre et sud-est des États-Unis et occasionnellement golfe du Mexique), qui correspond à l'arrivée d'air polaire continental aux latitudes subtropicales, voire intertropicales. (Il se traduit par une forte et tenace chute des températures, la descente vers les basses latitudes d'un front froid et d'un anticyclone thermique postfrontal et à des influences néfastes sur les cultures. Le passage d'un front froid particulièrement marqué sur le golfe du Mexique peut y provoquer des vents de tempête.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Viento fuerte y frío de componente norte en varias partes del hemisferio Norte.

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Record 11 2004-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A relatively rapid change in the direction of the wind, e. g., the change from easterlies to westerlies and vice versa during the quasi-biennial oscillation cycle; the seasonal changes in the polar regions, from polar night westerlies to easterlies during the summer months; and the seasonal changes at middle latitudes at 60 km, from winter westerlies to summer easterlies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Changement relativement rapide de la direction du vent, tel que le remplacement des vents d'est par les vents d'ouest et vice versa au cours de l'oscillation quasi biennale; le passage saisonnier dans les régions polaires des vents d'ouest de la nuit polaire aux vents d'est durant les mois d'été; et le passage saisonnier aux moyennes latitudes au niveau de 60 km des vents d'ouest d'hiver aux vents d'est d'été.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Cambio relativamente rápido de la dirección del viento; por ejemplo, cambios de los vientos del este a los del oeste y viceversa durante el ciclo de oscilación casi bienal; cambios estacionales en las regiones polares de los vientos del oeste durante la noche polar a los del este en los meses de verano; y cambios estacionales en las latitudes medias al nivel de 60 km de los vientos del oeste invernales a los del este de verano.

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Record 12 2004-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

... Languedoc-Roussillon [southern France] has two main winds; the Vent Marin which blows in from the sea giving mild but sometimes cloudy weather, and the Tramontane which blows from the North West and is a cooler wind but which brings bright blue skies and sunshine.

OBS

... the name is also applied to an invasion of polar air from the northwest, which is squally or tempestuous, dry and cold except south of the Cevennes where it becomes foehn-like. This type occurs during the filling of a depression in the golf of Genoa and persists for eight to twelve days, mainly in winter and early spring; it rises to a peak at midday and weakens at night.

OBS

On the Côte d’Azur and in eastern Provence, the tramontane is sometimes called the montagnère or montagneuse.

Key term(s)
  • montagnère
  • montagneuse

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Vent froid et turbulent soufflant du secteur nord-ouest dans le Bas-Languedoc et le Roussillon.

CONT

tramontane : [...] vent [...] qui souffle à l'ouest du méridien de Sète. C'est un vent [...] roussillonnais, froid et sec. Sa violence est maximale au milieu du jour [surtout en hiver et] peut durer plusieurs jours.

CONT

Il [vent] est dû à l'accélération que subit un flux initial de nord à nord-ouest au niveau du seuil du Lauragais et est associé à un aspect du champ de pression un peu analogue à celui qui accompagne le mistral dont il est fréquemment concomitant. La tramontane succède souvent au passage d'un front froid pénétrant en méditerranée, le ciel est alors dégagé.

OBS

Sur la côte d'Azur et en Provence, la tramontane est quelquefois appelée montagnère ou montagneuse.

Key term(s)
  • montagnère
  • montagneuse

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
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Record 13 2004-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Westerly jet stream of maximum intensity near the stratopause, in the middle and subpolar latitudes of the winter hemisphere, caused by prolonged radiative cooling of the air in high latitudes during this season.

CONT

Polar-night jet stream. This jet meanders through the upper stratosphere over the poles. It occurs only during the long winter night. Remember, night is 6 months long over the pole in which winter is occurring. The polar stratosphere undergoes appreciable cooling due to the lack of solar radiation. The horizontal temperature gradient is strongly established between the equator and the pole, and the pressure gradient creates this westerly jet. The temperature gradient breaks down intermittently during middle and late winter in the Northern Hemisphere; therefore, the jet is intermittent at these times. In the Southern Hemisphere the temperature gradient and jet disappear rather abruptly near the time of the spring equinox.

Key term(s)
  • polar-night jet-stream
  • polar night jet-stream

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Courant-jet d'ouest d'intensité maximale près de la stratopause, aux latitudes moyennes et subpolaires de l'hémisphère d'hiver, provoqué par le refroidissement radiatif prolongé de l'air aux hautes latitudes durant cette saison.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Corriente en chorro, del oeste, que alcanza su máxima intensidad cerca de la estratopausa en las latitudes medias y subpolares del hemisferio invernal. Se origina como consecuencia del prolongado enfriamiento del aire por radiación en las latitudes altas durante esta estación.

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Record 14 2004-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Middle and sub-polar latitude jet stream, at a height of about 60 km, westerly in the winter hemisphere, and easterly in the summer hemisphere.

OBS

The winter jet is the same as the polar night jet.

Key term(s)
  • mesospheric jet stream
  • mesospheric jet-stream

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Courant-jet des latitudes sous-polaires ou moyennes, à une altitude d'environ 60 km, soufflant de l'ouest dans l'hémisphère d'hiver et de l'est dans l'hémisphère d'été.

OBS

Le jet hivernal est le même que le courant-jet de la nuit polaire.

Key term(s)
  • courant jet mésosphérique
  • jet mésosphérique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Corriente en chorro de las latitudes subpolares y medias, a una altitud de unos 60 km, que sopla del oeste en el hemisferio de invierno y del este en el hemisferio de verano.

OBS

El chorro de invierno es igual a la corriente en chorro de la noche polar.

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Record 15 2002-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
DEF

The disappearance of the circumpolar vortex when the polar night of winter ends.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Disparition du tourbillon circumpolaire au moment où prend fin la nuit de l'hiver polaire.

OBS

Depuis quelques années, c'est au printemps polaire, après la rupture du vortex, qu'apparaît le trou d'ozone.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
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Record 16 2000-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
  • Thermal Insulation
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
DEF

An airtight skin, e. g. of aluminium, which prevents moisture from the warm damp air in a building from passing into and condensing within a colder space. It is particularly needed in cool climates, at night and in winter, to protect the insulation from filling with condensation water or ice....

CONT

Vapor barriers should be installed on the warm side of the insulation. They should be continuous surfaces of asphalt or wax-coated paper, aluminium- or other metal-foil sheets, or polyethylene film. They can be attached to the insulation as part of the manufactured product ....

OBS

vapour barrier: Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
  • Isolation thermique
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
DEF

feuille ou membrane destinée à arrêter le déplacement de la vapeur d'eau à travers une paroi.

CONT

Il y a actuellement sur le marché plusieurs types de panneaux qui se différencient par l'isolant qui est utilisé : le panneau composé d'une plaque de plâtre et d'une couche de laine de verre [...]; un pare-vapeur est pris en sandwich entre la laine de verre et le plâtre pour éviter l'humidification de la laine de verre; [...]

OBS

pare-vapeur : nom masculin invariable.

OBS

barrière de vapeur : Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Impermeabilización (Construcción)
  • Aislamiento térmico
  • Aislamiento y acústica arquitectónicos
DEF

Material utilizado para retardar el paso del vapor o humedad a través de los muros y, por tanto, prevenir la condensación dentro de ellos.

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Record 17 1995-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
DEF

A passive solar collection system in which plastic bags of water on the roof are appropriately exposed or insulated during the day and night depending on the thermal requirements of the building for summer and winter operation. Heat transfer(into or out of the bags) to the structure is directly through the ceiling.

CONT

Horizontally positioned collectors that hold a reservoir of water on the roof of a building are called roof ponds or Hay collectors, after Harold Hay, who developed the system.

OBS

Principle same as the water Trombe wall ... but placed on the roof. The only means of heat distribution is by radiation through a metal ceiling. Moveable insulation is necessary to reduce unwanted heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
CONT

Un bassin de toiture est constitué d'un réservoir en plastique transparent rempli d'eau et placé sur un toit métallique peint en noir. Ce système, breveté sous le nom de Skytherm, a été développé pour combiner le chauffage solaire d'hiver et la climatisation d'été par rayonnement nocturne.

Key term(s)
  • Skytherms

Spanish

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Record 18 1992-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Illumination Engineering
CONT

The nighttime lighting of exterior areas serves many useful purposes. Such lighting extends into the fields of advertising and recreational pursuits as well as utilitarian fields, such as the lighting of industrial yards, parking areas, airports, streets, and highways.

CONT

Recent studies have shown that deciduous trees and high shrubs installed in areas illuminated by high-intensity night lighting continue growing far beyond their normal span and suffer delayed leaf drop, with a further likelihood of winter damage to ill-formed buds and immature stems. Light is essential for leaves but not at all times.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
  • Éclairagisme

Spanish

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Record 19 1986-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
DEF

Styrofoam beads automatically blown between two panes of glass to prevent heat losses at night in the winter months or they can be used to stop unwanted heat gains in the summer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
CONT

Un produit actuel consiste à injecter entre les feuillets d'un double vitrage des billes de polystyrène pour obtenir une isolation renforcée et limiter la nuit l'effet de serre négatif.

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