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CROSSWIND DISTANCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-06-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crosswind distance
1, record 1, English, crosswind%20distance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- distance perpendiculaire au vent
1, record 1, French, distance%20perpendiculaire%20au%20vent
correct, 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 1986-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crosswind distance
1, record 2, English, crosswind%20distance
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- y 1, record 2, English, y
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For a vapour released continuously from a point source at a constant rate the concentration at a point, x, y, z downwind of the source at height h, is given by the following Gaussian Plume equation ... where C = concentration of vapour ... U = wind speed ... X = downwind distance ... y = crosswind distance ... z = vertical distance .... 1, record 2, English, - crosswind%20distance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- distance transversale à la direction du vent
1, record 2, French, distance%20transversale%20%C3%A0%20la%20direction%20du%20vent
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- distance dans le sens transversal au vent 1, record 2, French, distance%20dans%20le%20sens%20transversal%20au%20vent
see observation, feminine noun
- distance latérale 1, record 2, French, distance%20lat%C3%A9rale
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nuisances dues aux activités urbaines, p. 108/12. 1, record 2, French, - distance%20transversale%20%C3%A0%20la%20direction%20du%20vent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"distance latérale" : Chovin et Roussel, 1978, p. 17. 1, record 2, French, - distance%20transversale%20%C3%A0%20la%20direction%20du%20vent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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