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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The downward movement of surface water, generally caused by converging currents or by a water mass that becomes denser than the surrounding water.  1, record 1, English, - sinking

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Used in opposition with upwelling.  4, record 1, English, - sinking

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Mouvement de descente des eaux de surface. La plongée d'eau est provoquée par la formation en surface d'eaux plus denses par suite de mouvements de convergence ou par suite de conditions hydrométéorologiques particulières : baisse de la température, accroissement de salinité par évaporation.  3, record 1, French, - plong%C3%A9e%20d%27eau

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Ces termes s'emploient par opposition à «remontée d'eau».  4, record 1, French, - plong%C3%A9e%20d%27eau

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

In order to calibrate the sensor, it is essential to know the atmospheric conditions at the time of data acquisition over the known reference site so that data normalization could be carried out by computing the atmospheric transmittance, path radiance and total downwelling irradiance incident on the calibration site. Further, it is also necessary to know the background reflectance of the area in which the calibration site is located.  2, record 2, English, - calibration%20site

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[There will be at least one calibration in Canada and one in France] to allow external calibration measurements from the spacecraft.  3, record 2, English, - calibration%20site

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS

calibration site: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).  4, record 2, English, - calibration%20site

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Le calibrage du senseur exige que soient connues, au moment de l'acquisition des données, les conditions atmosphériques du site de référence, de manière que l'ordinateur puisse générer les données standards qui tiennent compte de la transmittance, de la luminance énergétique de la trajectoire atmosphérique ainsi que de l'éclairement énergétique incident par rapport au site d'étalonnage.  2, record 2, French, - site%20d%27%C3%A9talonnage

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Il y aura au moins un site d'étalonnage au Canada et un en France pour permettre la tenue de mesures d'étalonnage externe à partir du satellite.  3, record 2, French, - site%20d%27%C3%A9talonnage

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

site d'étalonnage : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale (CUTS) et par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).  2, record 2, French, - site%20d%27%C3%A9talonnage

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Horizontal water motion of the ocean due to the stress exerted on its surface by the wind.  2, record 3, English, - wind%2Ddriven%20oceanic%20circulation

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The main principles of wind-driven ocean circulation are as follows. 1. Wind stress causes transport of water in a thin Ekman surface layer. 2. If there is a curl to the wind stress, the Ekman layer transport will converge or diverge, causing downwelling or upwelling. 3. The downwelling or upwelling motions cause fluid columns to squash or stretch vertically, and this causes slow southward or northward flow due to conservation of potential vorticity. 4. The southward or northward flow is determined by the Sverdrup relationship, which links the N-S transport of water with the curl of the wind stress. In order to conserve mass, the water returns to its original position via a relatively thin boundary layer adjacent to the western edge of the basin.  3, record 3, English, - wind%2Ddriven%20oceanic%20circulation

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Mouvement horizontal de l'eau océanique dû à la contrainte exercée par le vent sur sa surface.  1, record 3, French, - circulation%20oc%C3%A9anique%20induite%20par%20le%20vent

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Movimiento horizontal del agua oceánica debido a la tensión ejercida por el viento sobre su superficie.  1, record 3, Spanish, - circulaci%C3%B3n%20oce%C3%A1nica%20ocasionada%20por%20el%20viento

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish