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Record 1 2013-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Economic Fluctuations
DEF

Rhythm of variation of the cost of living index or the general price index. It is generally measured on a monthly basis with the result being given over a twelve month period and over the period that has elapsed since the beginning of the current year, comparing the figures with the corresponding figure for the previous year in both cases.

PHR

annual rate of inflation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Fluctuations économiques
DEF

Rythme de variation de l'indice général des prix ou du coût de la vie. Il est calculé mensuellement et offre le résultat pour les douze derniers mois et la période écoulée depuis le 1er janvier d'une année pour permettre la comparaison avec les données de l'année précédente.

PHR

taux d'inflation annuel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
  • Fluctuaciones económicas
DEF

Ritmo de variación del índice de coste de la vida o general de precios. Suele medirse mensualmente dando el resultado para los últimos doce meses y para el periodo transcurrido desde el 1 de enero de ese año, en ambos casos comparando con los datos del año anterior.

PHR

tasa de inflación anual.

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Record 2 2013-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Railroad Stations
CONT

If set to Y indicates C of G figures to be output in MAC. If set to N, figures will be output in basic index values.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Gares ferroviaires
CONT

Y indique que les chiffres de centrage seront donnés en MAC (corde aérodynamique moyenne). N indique que les chiffres seront donnés en valeurs de l'indice de base.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
OBS

A property performance index which tracks retail, office and industrial properties. The index includes data on actual property transactions from institutional investors and property companies. It produces annual and monthly figures for the total property return. The UK IPD index is the standard benchmark for investors to analyse the performance of property in the UK market.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
OBS

Nom d'un indice créée au Royaume-Uni.

OBS

La traduction littérale est fournie à titre d’information seulement.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
DEF

An index used to gage the severity of drought conditions by using a water balance equation to track water supply and demand.

CONT

The Palmer Index was developed by Wayne Palmer in the 1960s and uses temperature and rainfall information in a formula to determine dryness. It has become the semi-official drought index. The Palmer Index is most effective in determining long term drought-a matter of several months-and is not as good with short-term forecasts(a matter of weeks). It uses a 0 as normal, and drought is shown in terms of minus numbers; for example, minus 2 is moderate drought, minus 3 is severe drought, and minus 4 is extreme drought.... The Palmer Index can also reflect excess rain using a corresponding level reflected by plus figures; i. e., 0 is normal, plus 2 is moderate rainfall, etc.

CONT

Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) ... compares the actual amount of precipitation received in an area during a specified period with the normal or average amount expected during that same period. It was developed to measure lack of moisture over a relatively long period of time and is based on the supply and demand concept of a water balance equation. Included in the equation are amount of evaporation, soil recharge, and runoff and temperature and precipitation data.

CONT

PALMER DROUGHT INDEX [is] a long-term meteorological drought severity index produced by the NOAA/USDA (Department of Agriculture) Joint Agricultural Weather Facility [that] depicts prolonged times, as in months or years, of abnormal dryness or wetness [over large regions]. It responds slowly, changing little from week to week, and reflects long-term moisture runoff, recharge, and deep percolation, as well as evapotranspiration.

CONT

Literature describing the suite of indices for measuring drought that are collectively known as "PDI"; including the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrologic Drought Index (PHDI) ...

OBS

The Palmer Index has long been used by the agriculture community to anticipate the potential effects of weather on crop development and yield.

OBS

Palmer Drought Index [is] published periodically by the Joint Agricultural Weather Facility.

OBS

... this [PDSI] index is calculated weekly by the National Weather Service [(United States)].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
CONT

Il est donc évident que les États-Unis reçoivent plus de pluies, plutôt que l'inverse. Cela peut se vérifier en examinant les indices hydrologiques, tels que l'indice Palmer de gravité de sécheresse qui mesure à la fois les sécheresses et les précipitations extrêmes.

CONT

De nombreux indices de sécheresse ont été élaborés pour tenter de combiner les divers paramètres influant sur les sécheresses en un chiffre unique. À titre d'exemple, citons l'indice de précipitation cumulative, fondé sur un paramètre unique, celui des précipitations, et l'indice Palmer de gravité de sécheresse, plus complexe, basé sur une analyse en profondeur du bilan des eaux superficielles et une comparaison entre les valeurs réelles et les valeurs possibles compte tenu du climat.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «sècheresse».

OBS

sècheresse : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Key term(s)
  • indice de sévérité de sècheresse de Palmer
  • indice Palmer de gravité de sècheresse
  • indice de sévérité de la sècheresse de Palmer

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 6 1988-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Press (News and Journalism)
DEF

Space on either side of the masthead(name of the publication), or on the front page of a section, which can be sold for advertising. Sometimes used for weather, news, index or circulation figures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Presse écrite
DEF

Petite case située à droite ou à gauche en haut de la page frontispice d'une section de journal.

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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