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INTENSITY PRECIPITATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- precipitation intensity
1, record 1, English, precipitation%20intensity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- precipitation rate 2, record 1, English, precipitation%20rate
correct, officially approved
- rainfall intensity 3, record 1, English, rainfall%20intensity
correct, see observation
- rainfall rate 4, record 1, English, rainfall%20rate
correct, see observation
- intensity of precipitation 5, record 1, English, intensity%20of%20precipitation
correct
- intensity of rainfall 6, record 1, English, intensity%20of%20rainfall
correct, see observation
- rate of precipitation 7, record 1, English, rate%20of%20precipitation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amount of precipitation collected per unit time interval. 8, record 1, English, - precipitation%20intensity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The precipitation rate has been consistently high all day. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 9, record 1, English, - precipitation%20intensity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rainfall ... the broad use of rainfall is firmly established in meteorology, especially in hydrologic and climatological literature. Its best utilization would confine it to liquid precipitation, and so would provide a distinction between precipitation immediately accessible to soil and streams and that delayed in storage as snow or ice on the earth's surface. 10, record 1, English, - precipitation%20intensity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Precipitation intensity [that is] the rate of precipitation [is] usually expressed in millimeters or inches per hour [Iph]. 10, record 1, English, - precipitation%20intensity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
precipitation rate: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 11, record 1, English, - precipitation%20intensity
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rain-fall intensity
- rain fall intensity
- rain-fall rate
- rain fall rate
- intensity of rain fall
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- intensité de la précipitation
1, record 1, French, intensit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20pr%C3%A9cipitation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- intensité des précipitations 2, record 1, French, intensit%C3%A9%20des%20pr%C3%A9cipitations
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- taux de précipitations 3, record 1, French, taux%20de%20pr%C3%A9cipitations
correct, feminine noun
- intensité de la pluie 4, record 1, French, intensit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20pluie
see observation, feminine noun
- intensité pluviale 5, record 1, French, intensit%C3%A9%20pluviale
see observation, feminine noun
- intensité des pluies 6, record 1, French, intensit%C3%A9%20des%20pluies
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité [hauteur] de la précipitation se produisant par unité de temps, généralement exprimée en millimètres par heure. 5, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20pr%C3%A9cipitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'intensité des précipitations a été élevée tout au long de la journée. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 7, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20pr%C3%A9cipitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les formes de précipitations sont la pluie, la bruine, la neige, les granules de glace, etc. Aussi, lorsque la forme de précipitation est «la pluie», on peut alors utiliser «précipitation» ou «pluie» et ses dérivés. 5, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20pr%C3%A9cipitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
intensité des précipitations : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 8, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20pr%C3%A9cipitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Intensité de la précipitation convective, de neige, neigeuse, totale. 8, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20pr%C3%A9cipitation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- intensidad de precipitación
1, record 1, Spanish, intensidad%20de%20precipitaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- intensidad de la precipitación 2, record 1, Spanish, intensidad%20de%20la%20precipitaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cantidad de precipitación recogida en un intervalo unitario de tiempo. 3, record 1, Spanish, - intensidad%20de%20precipitaci%C3%B3n
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