TERMIUM Plus®
From: Translation Bureau
On social media
Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.
ZONAL CIRCULATION [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-08-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hadley cell
1, record 1, English, Hadley%20cell
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Meridional circulation model first proposed by G. Hadley (1735) to explain the trade winds. 2, record 1, English, - Hadley%20cell
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Because of the rotation of the Earth, the Coriolis effect breaks the atmospheric circulation into six zonal(latitude-parallel) cells, the Hadley cells... 3, record 1, English, - Hadley%20cell
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The circulation in each hemisphere consists of a low-level equatorward movement of air from about 30° latitude to the equator, rising air near the equator, poleward flow aloft from the equator to 30° and descending motion near 30°. 2, record 1, English, - Hadley%20cell
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cellule de Hadley
1, record 1, French, cellule%20de%20Hadley
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modèle de circulation méridienne proposé initialement par G. Hadley en 1735 pour expliquer les alizés. 2, record 1, French, - cellule%20de%20Hadley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En raison de la rotation de la Terre, la force de Coriolis divise la circulation atmosphérique en six cellules zonales (au grand axe parallèle à l'équateur), les cellules de Hadley [...] 3, record 1, French, - cellule%20de%20Hadley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La circulation dans chaque hémisphère consiste en un mouvement de l'air vers l'équateur dans les niveaux inférieurs, depuis environ 30° de latitude jusqu'à l'équateur, un mouvement ascendant de l'air près de l'équateur, un courant vers le pôle en altitude, depuis l'équateur jusqu'à 30°, et un mouvement descendant vers 30°. 2, record 1, French, - cellule%20de%20Hadley
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Meteorología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- celda de Hadley
1, record 1, Spanish, celda%20de%20Hadley
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- célula de Hadley 2, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A9lula%20de%20Hadley
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modelo de circulación meridiana propuesto, por primera vez, por G. Hadley (1735) como explicación de los alisios. 1, record 1, Spanish, - celda%20de%20Hadley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La circulación en cada hemisferio consiste en un movimiento del aire hacia el ecuador en los niveles bajos, desde aproximadamente los 30° de latitud hasta el ecuador, ascenso del aire cerca del ecuador, flujo hacia el polo en los niveles altos desde el ecuador hasta los 30° y movimiento descendente del aire cerca de los 30°. 1, record 1, Spanish, - celda%20de%20Hadley
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-02-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- blocking action
1, record 2, English, blocking%20action
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Atmospheric process which leads, for an appreciable period, to meridional interruptions of the normal zonal, middle latitude current of the general circulation. 2, record 2, English, - blocking%20action
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- action de blocage
1, record 2, French, action%20de%20blocage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus atmosphérique, d'une durée appréciable, provoquant dans les latitudes moyennes des interruptions méridiennes du courant zonal normal de la circulation générale. 2, record 2, French, - action%20de%20blocage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- acción de bloqueo
1, record 2, Spanish, acci%C3%B3n%20de%20bloqueo
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acción que durante períodos de cierta duración produce interrupciones meridianas de la corriente zonal normal de la circulación general en las latitudes medias. 1, record 2, Spanish, - acci%C3%B3n%20de%20bloqueo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-11-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Walker circulation
1, record 3, English, Walker%20circulation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Direct zonal tropical circulation, thermally driven, in which air rises over the warm western Pacific Ocean and sinks over the cold eastern Pacific. 1, record 3, English, - Walker%20circulation
Record 3, Key term(s)
- circulation of Walker
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- circulation de Walker
1, record 3, French, circulation%20de%20Walker
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Circulation tropicale zonale, entraînée directement par la température, dans laquelle il y a ascendance d'air au-dessus des eaux chaudes de l'ouest du Pacifique et descendance au-dessus des eaux froides de sa partie est. 1, record 3, French, - circulation%20de%20Walker
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- circulación de Walker
1, record 3, Spanish, circulaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Walker
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Circulación tropical zonal directa, impulsada por la temperatura, en la que el aire asciende por encima de las aguas calientes del Pacífico occidental y desciende por encima de las aguas frías del Pacífico oriental. 1, record 3, Spanish, - circulaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Walker
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-02-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- meridional flow
1, record 4, English, meridional%20flow
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wind in the south to north direction or vice versa. 2, record 4, English, - meridional%20flow
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
meridional flow : In meteorology, a term meaning longitudinal or along a meridian such as northerly or southerly; opposed to zonal which is westerly or easterly. It is also an atmospheric circulation in a vertical plane oriented along a meridian. It consists, therefore, of the vertical and the meridional(north or south) components of motion only. 3, record 4, English, - meridional%20flow
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- courant méridien
1, record 4, French, courant%20m%C3%A9ridien
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- flux méridien 1, record 4, French, flux%20m%C3%A9ridien
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent orienté du sud au nord ou vice versa. 2, record 4, French, - courant%20m%C3%A9ridien
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il existe [...] plusieurs types de vents d'autan, avec parfois des caractères très spéciaux pour l'autan de Sibérie, ce courant du nord-est [...] Pour les autres types, l'autan résulte d'abord d'un effet de barrière : en se heurtant aux Pyrénées, le flux (ou courant) méridien (orienté sud-nord) crée, sous le vent de la chaîne, au nord, une petite zone de basses pressions dynamiques d'une extrême importance. 3, record 4, French, - courant%20m%C3%A9ridien
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- flujo meridiano
1, record 4, Spanish, flujo%20meridiano
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Viento en dirección del sur al norte o viceversa. 1, record 4, Spanish, - flujo%20meridiano
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-05-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- low index
1, record 5, English, low%20index
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A low value of the zonal index, corresponding to a weak westerly component of the atmospheric circulation. 2, record 5, English, - low%20index
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- indice bas
1, record 5, French, indice%20bas
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- indice faible 2, record 5, French, indice%20faible
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Indice zonal de valeur numériquement faible, correspondant à une faible composante d'ouest de la circulation atmosphérique. 3, record 5, French, - indice%20bas
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
- Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- índice bajo
1, record 5, Spanish, %C3%ADndice%20bajo
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valor bajo del índice zonal que corresponde en la circulación de la atmósfera a una componente débil del oeste. 1, record 5, Spanish, - %C3%ADndice%20bajo
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-05-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- high index
1, record 6, English, high%20index
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high value of the zonal index corresponding to a strong westerly component of the atmospheric circulation. 2, record 6, English, - high%20index
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- indice élevé
1, record 6, French, indice%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Indice zonal de valeur élevée, correspondant à une forte composante d'ouest de la circulation atmosphérique. 2, record 6, French, - indice%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- índice alto
1, record 6, Spanish, %C3%ADndice%20alto
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valor alto del índice zonal que corresponde en la circulación de la atmósfera a una componente fuerte del oeste. 1, record 6, Spanish, - %C3%ADndice%20alto
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-10-24
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- climate indicator
1, record 7, English, climate%20indicator
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- indicator of climate change 2, record 7, English, indicator%20of%20climate%20change
correct
- indicateur 3, record 7, English, indicateur
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Indicators of large-scale changes in the atmospheric general circulation [are] : sea level pressure indices of the Southern Oscillation; the North Atlantic Oscillation and the North Pacific Oscillation; zonal flow index, blocking index, trade wind index. 2, record 7, English, - climate%20indicator
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- indicateur climatique
1, record 7, French, indicateur%20climatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- indicateur 2, record 7, French, indicateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De même que l'étude des climats modernes repose sur l'analyse statistique d'observations directes et utilise les techniques instrumentales de la météorologie, la paléoclimatologie fait appel à l'analyse statistique d'événements inférés d'indicateurs climatiques. C'est ainsi que de la présence au Groenland de feuilles de palmiers fossiles on déduit que les conditions y furent jadis plus clémentes. 1, record 7, French, - indicateur%20climatique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'indicateur permet d'obtenir, généralement par déduction, des données sur des phénomènes climatiques qui, dans la pratique, ne peuvent être, ou ne peuvent plus être, mesurés directement; les connaissances actuelles du phénomène de réchauffement climatique reposent en grande partie, à cause des lacunes importantes dans les données nécessaires pour une compréhension globale de ce phénomène, sur des mesures indirectes fournies par des indicateurs (par ex. les cernes de croissance des arbres fournissent des données indirectes sur la quantité de précipitations avant les premières observations). 3, record 7, French, - indicateur%20climatique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On ne doit pas confondre les notions de signal, d'empreinte et de signature avec celle d'indicateur. 3, record 7, French, - indicateur%20climatique
Record 7, Key term(s)
- témoin des climats
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cambio climático
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- indicador del clima
1, record 7, Spanish, indicador%20del%20clima
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- indicador del estado del clima 1, record 7, Spanish, indicador%20del%20estado%20del%20clima
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)
Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified:


