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Record 1 1995-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
DEF

Transfer of a quantity (e.g., heat or momentum) in the direction from low to high values in a field of the quantity concerned.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
DEF

Transfert d'une grandeur (par exemple chaleur ou quantité de mouvement) dans la direction des valeurs élevées de la grandeur en question dans le champ de cette grandeur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
DEF

Transferencia de una magnitud, por ejemplo, calor o cantidad de movimiento, en dirección de los valores altos de la cantidad interesada en el campo de esa cantidad.

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