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TROPOSPHERIC AIR [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Brewer-Dobson circulation
1, record 1, English, Brewer%2DDobson%20circulation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- BDC 2, record 1, English, BDC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stratospheric meridional residual circulation 3, record 1, English, stratospheric%20meridional%20residual%20circulation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This circulation is generally known as the Brewer-Dobson circulation and is characterized by tropospheric air rising into the stratosphere in the Tropics, moving poleward before descending in the middle and high latitudes. 4, record 1, English, - Brewer%2DDobson%20circulation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- circulation de Brewer-Dobson
1, record 1, French, circulation%20de%20Brewer%2DDobson
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'élément vertical et nord-sud de la circulation des vents dans la stratosphère – l'air s'élève dans les tropiques, se déplace vers le pôle aux latitudes moyennes et redescend dans la région polaire – est connu sous le nom de circulation Brewer-Dobson. 2, record 1, French, - circulation%20de%20Brewer%2DDobson
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-05-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of International Programs
- Air Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Core Inventory of Air Emissions
1, record 2, English, Core%20Inventory%20of%20Air%20Emissions
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CORINAIR 1, record 2, English, CORINAIR
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CORINAIR is a project performed since 1995 by the European Topic Centre on Air Emissions under contract to the European Environment Agency. The aim is to collect, maintain, manage and publish information on emissions into the air, by means of a European air emission inventory and database system. This concerns air emissions from all sources relevant to the environmental problems of climate change, acidification, eutrophication, tropospheric ozone, air quality and dispersion of hazardous substances. 1, record 2, English, - Core%20Inventory%20of%20Air%20Emissions
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes internationaux
- Pollution de l'air
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Core Inventory of Air Emissions
1, record 2, French, Core%20Inventory%20of%20Air%20Emissions
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- CORINAIR 1, record 2, French, CORINAIR
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de programas internacionales
- Contaminación del aire
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- CORINE-AIRE 1, record 2, Spanish, CORINE%2DAIRE
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CORINE-AIRE es la vertiente atmosférica del Sistema Coordinado de Información sobre el Estado de los Recursos Naturales y el Medio Ambiente (CORINE) de la Comunidad Económica Europea. 2, record 2, Spanish, - CORINE%2DAIRE
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-06-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Air Pollution
- Climate Change
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- carbon oxide sulfide
1, record 3, English, carbon%20oxide%20sulfide
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- carbonyl sulfide 2, record 3, English, carbonyl%20sulfide
correct
- COS 3, record 3, English, COS
see observation
- CSO 4, record 3, English, CSO
see observation
- COS 3, record 3, English, COS
- carbonyl sulphide 5, record 3, English, carbonyl%20sulphide
avoid
- carbon oxysulfide 3, record 3, English, carbon%20oxysulfide
avoid
- carbon oxysulphide 5, record 3, English, carbon%20oxysulphide
avoid
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Colorless gas with typical sulfide odor except when pure. ... Soluble in water and alcohol. Derivation: Hydrolysis of ammonium or potassium thiocyanate. ... Hazard: Narcotic in high concentrations. Flammable, explosive limits in air 12-28.5%. 6, record 3, English, - carbon%20oxide%20sulfide
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It cannot be excluded that a certain but quantitatively unknown fraction of the SO2 found within the stratosphere originates from the photodissociation of carbonyl sulfide(CSO) as suggested by Crutzen(1976). CSO has been discovered in tropospheric air where it is probably produced from biological and industrial sources and behaves as a relatively inert gas. 7, record 3, English, - carbon%20oxide%20sulfide
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
carbon oxide sulfide: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry). 1, record 3, English, - carbon%20oxide%20sulfide
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
COS; CSO: These might be in-house or non-recognized abbreviations; not to be used alone, to avoid any risk of confusion. 1, record 3, English, - carbon%20oxide%20sulfide
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Pollution de l'air
- Changements climatiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- oxyde sulfure de carbone
1, record 3, French, oxyde%20sulfure%20de%20carbone
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- sulfure de carbonyle 2, record 3, French, sulfure%20de%20carbonyle
correct, masculine noun
- COS 3, record 3, French, COS
see observation, masculine noun
- COS 3, record 3, French, COS
- oxysulfure de carbone 4, record 3, French, oxysulfure%20de%20carbone
avoid, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composé renfermant de l'oxygène, du soufre et un autre corps simple. 5, record 3, French, - oxyde%20sulfure%20de%20carbone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le dioxyde de soufre est, par exemple, une espèce dont les nuisances sont bien connues en raison de son caractère acidifiant. Cependant, il existe de nombreux autres dérivés, tels que le sulfure de carbonyle (COS), le sulfure de carbone (CS2), les sulfures organiques gazeux et l'hydrogène sulfuré (H2S) introduits à la fois par les processus naturels et par les activités humaines. 6, record 3, French, - oxyde%20sulfure%20de%20carbone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oxyde sulfure de carbone : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée). 1, record 3, French, - oxyde%20sulfure%20de%20carbone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
COS : abréviation non officielle; ne pas l'utiliser seule, pour éviter tout risque de confusion. 1, record 3, French, - oxyde%20sulfure%20de%20carbone
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Contaminación del aire
- Cambio climático
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- sulfuro de carbonilo
1, record 3, Spanish, sulfuro%20de%20carbonilo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gas incoloro. Soluble en agua y alcohol. Inflamable. Muy tóxico; narcótico en concentraciones elevadas. 1, record 3, Spanish, - sulfuro%20de%20carbonilo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-03-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tropospheric temperature profile
1, record 4, English, tropospheric%20temperature%20profile
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Even the seemingly small level of disagreement between surface and deep layer temperature trends can not be reproduced by current GCMís, which slave globally-averaged deep tropospheric temperatures to any surface temperature fluctuations... However, we know that convective air currents and the air-conditioning effects of water cause the atmospheric temperature profile to change by a much larger amount, about 80 deg. C, between the surface and 10 km altitude when compared to a hypothetical Earth without these processes... Thus, it is critical to validate whether the parameterizations of moist convective processes in GCMís are realistic enough to capture the ways in which the tropospheric temperature profile fluctuates naturally in response to this transport of heat from the surface to the upper troposphere. 1, record 4, English, - tropospheric%20temperature%20profile
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- profil de température troposphérique
1, record 4, French, profil%20de%20temp%C3%A9rature%20troposph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Très importants aussi vis-à-vis du profil de température troposphérique sont les changements de phase de la vapeur d'eau contenue dans l'atmosphère : ainsi la formation de gouttelettes d'eau et de cristaux de glace comportent, pour l'atmosphère, des sources locales non négligeables de chaleur. 1, record 4, French, - profil%20de%20temp%C3%A9rature%20troposph%C3%A9rique
Record 4, Key term(s)
- profil de température de la troposphère
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-10-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pressure tendency equation
1, record 5, English, pressure%20tendency%20equation
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- tendency equation 2, record 5, English, tendency%20equation
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An equation for the local change of pressure at any point in the atmosphere, derived by combining the equation of continuity with an integrated form of the hydrostatic equation ... 3, record 5, English, - pressure%20tendency%20equation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The pressure tendency equation... illustrates surface pressure change as a function of the vertically integrated density(temperature) advection. Thus the stronger the lower tropospheric cold air advection, the greater the surface pressure rises. 1, record 5, English, - pressure%20tendency%20equation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This] equation ... is used most often to estimate the integrated vertical motion, given the pressure tendency and the advection. 3, record 5, English, - pressure%20tendency%20equation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- équation de tendance de la pression
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9quation%20de%20tendance%20de%20la%20pression
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- équation de tendance 2, record 5, French, %C3%A9quation%20de%20tendance
feminine noun
- équation de tendance barométrique 3, record 5, French, %C3%A9quation%20de%20tendance%20barom%C3%A9trique
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Équation déterminant la variation locale de la pression en un point quelconque de l'atmosphère, obtenue en combinant l'équation de continuité et une forme intégrée de l'équation hydrostatique [...] 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A9quation%20de%20tendance%20de%20la%20pression
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] on l'utilise le plus souvent pour estimer le mouvement vertical intégré, étant donné la tendance de la pression et l'advection. 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A9quation%20de%20tendance%20de%20la%20pression
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Meteorología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- ecuación de tendencia de la presión
1, record 5, Spanish, ecuaci%C3%B3n%20de%20tendencia%20de%20la%20presi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ecuación que expresa la variación local de la presión en un punto cualquiera de la atmósfera obtenida combinando la ecuación de continuidad con una forma integrada de la ecuación hidrostática [...] 1, record 5, Spanish, - ecuaci%C3%B3n%20de%20tendencia%20de%20la%20presi%C3%B3n
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] se utiliza en general para estimar el movimiento vertical integrado, teniendo en cuenta la tendencia de la presión y la advección. 1, record 5, Spanish, - ecuaci%C3%B3n%20de%20tendencia%20de%20la%20presi%C3%B3n
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-02-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Radio Interference
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tropospheric fading
1, record 6, English, tropospheric%20fading
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tropospheric Fading. Tropospheric turbulence and small changes in the weather are responsible for most fading at VHF and higher. Local weather conditions, such as precipitation, warm air rising over cities and the effects of lakes and rivers, can all contribute to tropospheric instabilities that affect radio propagation. 2, record 6, English, - tropospheric%20fading
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Performance impairments occur on C- and Ku band satellite communications links because of severe tropospheric fading effects when the elevation angle of the ground station is very low. 3, record 6, English, - tropospheric%20fading
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Perturbations radio
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- évanouissement troposphérique
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9vanouissement%20troposph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Calcul adéquat des phénomènes entourant les ondes planes : réflexion, diffraction, réfraction, dispersion et évanouissement troposphérique. 2, record 6, French, - %C3%A9vanouissement%20troposph%C3%A9rique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1990-05-23
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- tropospheric air
1, record 7, English, tropospheric%20air
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- air troposphérique
1, record 7, French, air%20troposph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Masse d'air qui se forme dans la troposphère et qui est habituellement pauvre en ozone. 1, record 7, French, - air%20troposph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pendant les épisodes de repliement de la tropopause, des transports verticaux d'air stratosphérique viennent augmenter la concentration en ozone de l'air troposphérique. 1, record 7, French, - air%20troposph%C3%A9rique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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