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EQUATORIAL PACIFIC [9 records]

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Record 1 2020-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Oceanography
CONT

The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These two regions don’t mix except in certain special areas. The ocean currents, the movement of the ocean in the surface layer, are driven mostly by the wind. In certain areas near the polar oceans, the colder surface water also gets saltier due to evaporation or sea ice formation. In these regions, the surface water becomes dense enough to sink to the ocean depths. This pumping of surface water into the deep ocean forces the deep water to move horizontally until it can find an area on the world where it can rise back to the surface and close the current loop. This usually occurs in the equatorial ocean, mostly in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This very large, slow current is called the thermohaline circulation because it is caused by temperature and salinity(haline) variations.

Key term(s)
  • deep waters

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Eau de mer dérivant et circulant à des profondeurs comprises entre 2 000 et 4 000 m.

OBS

eau profonde : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • eaux profondes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Aguas cuya profundidad supera la semilongitud de onda de las olas.

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Record 2 2016-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
CONT

The basic characteristics of a wet tropical climate prevail over Colombia.... The summer is the principal rainy season. The eastern lowlands and the Caribbean and Pacific coastal lowlands have tropical and equatorial climates with high temperatures and humidity throught the year and abundant precipation of over 1, 000 millimeters(40 inches). There is no completely dry season, although the north and the northwest have a comparatively drier winter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
CONT

Entre le Tropique du Cancer et l'Équateur, la Côte d'Ivoire bénéficie d'un climat tropical humide. Les saisons sèches et humides alternent avec des températures oscillant autour de 28 °C en moyenne.

OBS

climat tropical sec : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Climatology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Climatologie
Key term(s)
  • Études sur le climat de l'océan Pacifique équatorial occidental

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de monografías
  • Climatología
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Record 4 2010-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de monografías
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 5 2003-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Meteorology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Météorologie
Key term(s)
  • Dynamique de l'océan Pacifique équatorial

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Meteorología
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Record 6 2002-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Climate Change
  • Air Pollution
  • Climatology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Changements climatiques
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Climatologie
Key term(s)
  • Études climatologiques dans l'océan Pacifique équatorial

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de monografías
  • Cambio climático
  • Contaminación del aire
  • Climatología
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Record 7 1997-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Oceanography
Key term(s)
  • equatorial Pacific under-current

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Océanographie

Spanish

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Record 8 1991-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Climatology
DEF

The cold ocean current flowing north along the coasts of Chile and Peru. The Peru Current originates from the West Wind Drift in the subantarctic Pacific Ocean. The northern limit of the current can be placed a little south of the Equator, where the flow turns toward the west, joining the South Equatorial Current.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Climatologie
DEF

Courant froid (15 degrés - 20 degrés C) de la zone tropicale du sud-est du Pacifique qui longe les côtes du Chili (à 50 milles au large) du 45 degrés S. au 4 degrés S. puis s'infléchit vers l'ouest pour rejoindre le courant sud-équatorial.

OBS

Le courant de Humboldt provoque une avancée d'eau froide qui, conjuguée à des remontées côtières d'eaux froides permanentes, assure à cette zone une intense productivité biologique contrecarrée cependant lorsqu'apparaît El Nino.

Spanish

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Record 9 1984-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Daniel Behrman, The New World of the Oceans. Version française: Planète Océan

Spanish

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