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SLOW CLIMATE SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slow climate system
1, record 1, English, slow%20climate%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- slow climatic system 2, record 1, English, slow%20climatic%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
CLIVAR. Acronym for the WCRP's [World Climate Research Program] study of Climate Variability and Predictability, scheduled to run from 1995-2010. It focuses on the variability and predictability of the "slow" climate system, i. e. those physical processes working on seasonal, interannual, decadal, and centennial time scales. 3, record 1, English, - slow%20climate%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Concept of fast and slow climate systems. Fast : atmosphere & upper ocean & land surface; water is recycled on timescale of a month or less. Slow : deep ocean & cryosphere & lithosphere; water is recycled on long timescales. Fluctuations in the climate system are a result of the interplay between the fast and slow climate systems. 4, record 1, English, - slow%20climate%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
CLIVAR would focus on the variability of the "slow" climate system-for example, the oceans, ice and snow masses, and land surface characteristics. 5, record 1, English, - slow%20climate%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Slow systems include the ocean except the upper ocean, and the ice sheets which adjust on times scales of decades to centuries. 6, record 1, English, - slow%20climate%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système climatique lent
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20climatique%20lent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le système climatique de la Terre est fait d'un ensemble complexe d'éléments interdépendants. Le moteur de ce système est le soleil, dont l'énergie réchauffe la Terre. Ces éléments provoquent une circulation de l'air et des océans et contrôlent les processus d'évaporation et de précipitation, qui font partie du cycle de l'eau. En plus de l'atmosphère et des océans, le système climatique comprend l'eau douce, la flore et la faune, la glace et la neige, les compartiments continentaux, et même l'écorce terrestre. 2, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20climatique%20lent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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