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INTENSITY SCALE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geophysics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Rossi-Forel scale
1, record 1, English, Rossi%2DForel%20scale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Rossi-Forel intensity scale 2, record 1, English, Rossi%2DForel%20intensity%20scale
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A scale of earthquake intensity going from 1 to 10, devised in 1883 and replaced by the modified Mercalli scale. 1, record 1, English, - Rossi%2DForel%20scale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géophysique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- échelle Rossi-Forel
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelle%20Rossi%2DForel
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- échelle d'intensité de Rossi-Forel 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelle%20d%27intensit%C3%A9%20de%20Rossi%2DForel
correct, feminine noun
- échelle de Rossi et Forel 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelle%20de%20Rossi%20et%20Forel
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Échelle d'intensité des séismes allant de 1 à 10, établie en 1883 et remplacée par l'échelle Mercalli modifiée. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20Rossi%2DForel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Maneuvering of Ships
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- BRG scale intensity control 1, record 2, English, BRG%20scale%20intensity%20control
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
BRG = bearing. 2, record 2, English, - BRG%20scale%20intensity%20control
Record 2, Key term(s)
- bearing scale intensity control
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Manœuvre des navires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- luminosité de la couronne des gisements
1, record 2, French, luminosit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20couronne%20des%20gisements
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-08-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- intensity scale
1, record 3, English, intensity%20scale
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Much ingenuity has been expended in drawing up intensity scales. One of the earliest to come into wide use was that of Rossi and Forel ... describing ten degrees of shaking. 1, record 3, English, - intensity%20scale
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- échelle d'intensité
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9chelle%20d%27intensit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De nombreuses échelles d'intensité ont été utilisées, parmi elles l'échelle Rossi-Forel (RF), en dix degrés [...] 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20d%27intensit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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