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LEOPARD SKIN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Pollution
- Nuclear Power Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- "leopard’s skin" distribution 1, record 1, English, %5C%22leopard%26rsquo%3Bs%20skin%5C%22%20distribution
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The source corresponding to Chernobyl has been decreased by a factor [of] 3 in order to enhance the "intermittent" features of the radioactive concentration around it. "Leopard’s skin" distribution of fallout hot spots ... undoubtedly results from the extreme variability of the various geophysical processes, especially the nonlinear transport and scavenging processes (associated with the wind and rain fields). 1, record 1, English, - %5C%22leopard%26rsquo%3Bs%20skin%5C%22%20distribution
Record 1, Key term(s)
- leopard skin distribution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution du sol
- Centrales nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contamination en «peau de léopard»
1, record 1, French, contamination%20en%20%C2%ABpeau%20de%20l%C3%A9opard%C2%BB
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quand ce panache a été lavé par la pluie, des augmentations locales de dépôts de radioactivité se sont produites, à plusieurs centaines de kilomètres de la centrale. C'est ce qui a conduit à cette répartition de la contamination en «peau de léopard», qui a surpris et conduit à l'identification tardive de cette contamination dans l'Oblast [...] 1, record 1, French, - contamination%20en%20%C2%ABpeau%20de%20l%C3%A9opard%C2%BB
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Skin
- Parasitoses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- leopard skin
1, record 2, English, leopard%20skin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spotty depigmentation of the skin. 1, record 2, English, - leopard%20skin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil cutané
- Parasitoses
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- peau de léopard
1, record 2, French, peau%20de%20l%C3%A9opard
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hypochromie cutanée de la moitié inférieure du corps. 1, record 2, French, - peau%20de%20l%C3%A9opard
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Types of Skins and Hides (Leather Ind.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- leopard skin 1, record 3, English, leopard%20skin
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de peaux (Ind. du cuir)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- peau de léopard
1, record 3, French, peau%20de%20l%C3%A9opard
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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