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PEACE RIVER BASIN [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- detrended quantile mapping
1, record 1, English, detrended%20quantile%20mapping
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DQM 1, record 1, English, DQM
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Outputs from seven downscaling methods – bias correction constructed analogues(BCCA), double BCCA(DBCCA), BCCA with quantile mapping reordering(BCCAQ), bias correction spatial disaggregation(BCSD), BCSD using minimum/maximum temperature(BCSDX), climate imprint delta method(CI), and bias corrected CI(BCCI) – are used to drive the Variable Infiltration Capacity(VIC) model over the snow-dominated Peace River basin, British Columbia. 1, record 1, English, - detrended%20quantile%20mapping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cartographie des quantiles détendancée
1, record 1, French, cartographie%20des%20quantiles%20d%C3%A9tendanc%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- split-sample validation
1, record 2, English, split%2Dsample%20validation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Outputs from seven downscaling methods – bias correction constructed analogues(BCCA), double BCCA(DBCCA), BCCA with quantile mapping reordering(BCCAQ), bias correction spatial disaggregation(BCSD), BCSD using minimum/maximum temperature(BCSDX), climate imprint delta method(CI), and bias corrected CI(BCCI) – are used to drive the Variable Infiltration Capacity(VIC) model over the snow-dominated Peace River basin, British Columbia. Outputs are tested using split-sample validation on 26 climate extremes indices(ClimDEX) and two hydrologic extremes indices(3 day peak flow and 7 day peak flow). 1, record 2, English, - split%2Dsample%20validation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- validation par partition
1, record 2, French, validation%20par%20partition
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Management
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- biodiversity hotspot
1, record 3, English, biodiversity%20hotspot
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hotspot of biodiversity 1, record 3, English, hotspot%20of%20biodiversity
correct
- hotspot 1, record 3, English, hotspot
correct
- hot spot 2, record 3, English, hot%20spot
correct
- area of specific vulnerability 3, record 3, English, area%20of%20specific%20vulnerability
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A region containing at least 1,500 species of vascular plants as endemics and having lost at least 70 percent of its original habitat. 1, record 3, English, - biodiversity%20hotspot
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In order to concentrate resources on those areas that are most vulnerable, conservationists have identified certain areas as biodiversity hotspots. The term, first used by British ecologist Norman Myers in 1988, designated areas losing habitat at a high rate in which there is a disproportionate number of species found nowhere else. ... Hotspots are often defined according to their plant vegetation. To Myers, a hotspot has to contain at least 0.5 percent of the world’s 300,000 plant species as endemics. 1, record 3, English, - biodiversity%20hotspot
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The [Northern River Basin] study revealed that contaminant levels associated with pulp mills have decreased in effluents and fish. Deficiencies in our knowledge exist in several key geographic areas known as hot spots : Smoky River, Wapiti River, Athabasca River between Hinton and the oil sands, Wabasca River, and the upper reaches of the Peace River. Issues typically include mercury, dioxin, furans and PCBs. 4, record 3, English, - biodiversity%20hotspot
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hot spot; area of specific vulnerability: terms usually used in the plural (hot spots; areas of specific vulnerability). 5, record 3, English, - biodiversity%20hotspot
Record 3, Key term(s)
- biodiversity hotspots
- hotspots of biodiversity
- hot spots
- hotspots
- areas of specific vulnerability
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gestion environnementale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- point névralgique
1, record 3, French, point%20n%C3%A9vralgique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- point chaud 2, record 3, French, point%20chaud
correct, masculine noun
- secteur à forte incidence 3, record 3, French, secteur%20%C3%A0%20forte%20incidence
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'étude [sur les bassins des rivières du Nord] a révélé que les niveaux de contaminants associés aux usines de pâte à papier avaient diminué dans les effluents et chez les poissons. Toutefois, nos connaissances présentent des lacunes en ce qui concerne certaines zones géographiques clés connues comme des points chauds : rivière Smoky, rivière Wapiti, rivière Athabasca entre Hinton et les sables bitumineux, rivière Wabasca, et les tronçons supérieurs de la rivière de la Paix. En général, le mercure, la dioxine, les furanes et les BPC suscitent des préoccupations. 4, record 3, French, - point%20n%C3%A9vralgique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les régions considérées comme des «points névralgiques» sur le plan écologique, qui abritent de nombreuses espèces, ont un rôle capital à jouer dans la conservation de la biodiversité. 5, record 3, French, - point%20n%C3%A9vralgique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
point chaud; point névralgique : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel (points chauds; points névralgiques). 6, record 3, French, - point%20n%C3%A9vralgique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les points chauds constituent des secteurs préoccupants (en anglais : «areas of concern»). Voir cette autre fiche dans TERMIUM. 6, record 3, French, - point%20n%C3%A9vralgique
Record 3, Key term(s)
- points chauds
- points névralgiques
- secteurs à forte incidence
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión del medio ambiente
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- punto caliente de biodiversidad
1, record 3, Spanish, punto%20caliente%20de%20biodiversidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- punto caliente 1, record 3, Spanish, punto%20caliente
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zona [que debe] poseer al menos el 0,5% de especies de plantas vasculares endémicas, y haber perdido al menos el 70% de su [hábitat]. 1, record 3, Spanish, - punto%20caliente%20de%20biodiversidad
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los puntos calientes de biodiversidad o “hotspots” son zonas del planeta con una cantidad elevada de especies endémicas, únicas de ese lugar, y con un hábitat en proceso de destrucción. [...] El origen del concepto “puntos calientes de biodiversidad” se debe al ambientalista británico Norman Myers, que lo definió en varios artículos científicos durante la última década del siglo XX. Su objetivo era lograr un sistema que sirviera para priorizar y optimizar los esfuerzos de conservación de áreas especialmente sensibles, y salvar así de su desaparición a especies y hábitats únicos. 1, record 3, Spanish, - punto%20caliente%20de%20biodiversidad
Record 3, Key term(s)
- puntos calientes de biodiversidad
- puntos calientes
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-11-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Tathlina formation
1, record 4, English, Tathlina%20formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 4, English, - Tathlina%20formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the western Alberta Ireton basin and north of the Peace River Arch the upper Woodbend, lower Winterburn unit tickens as it grades to silty dolomites, calcareous siltstones, and shales, as much as 450 feet thick, known as the Tathlina Formation west of Great Slave Lake and northeastern Alberta. 3, record 4, English, - Tathlina%20formation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- formation de Tathlina
1, record 4, French, formation%20de%20Tathlina
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20Tathlina
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20Tathlina
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans le bassin d'Ireton dans l'ouest de l'Alberta et au nord de l'arche de Peace River, l'unité au sommet du groupe de Woodbend à la partie inférieure du groupe de Winterburn s'épaissit à mesure qu'elle passe graduellement en des dolomies silteuses, des siltstones calcaires et des schistes argileux, épais jusqu'à 450 pieds; cette unité est connue sous le nom de formation de Tathlina, à l'ouest du Grand lac des Esclaves et dans les nord-est de l'Alberta. 3, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20Tathlina
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-07-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Peace River Basin
1, record 5, English, Peace%20River%20Basin
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 5, English, - Peace%20River%20Basin
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Located in the Rocky Mountains, Alberta. 3, record 5, English, - Peace%20River%20Basin
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bassin de Peace River
1, record 5, French, bassin%20de%20Peace%20River
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 5, French, - bassin%20de%20Peace%20River
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 5, French, - bassin%20de%20Peace%20River
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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