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SUNSPOT RELATIVE NUMBER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
- The Sun (Astronomy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- relative sunspot number
1, record 1, English, relative%20sunspot%20number
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sunspot relative number 2, record 1, English, sunspot%20relative%20number
correct
- sunspot number 3, record 1, English, sunspot%20number
correct
- Wolf number 4, record 1, English, Wolf%20number
correct
- Wolf-Wolfer number 2, record 1, English, Wolf%2DWolfer%20number
correct
- Zürich number 3, record 1, English, Z%C3%BCrich%20number
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A measure of sunspot activity, computed from R = k (10g+f), where R is the relative sunspot number; f, the number of individual spots; g, the number of groups of spots; and k, a factor that varies with the observation (location and instrumentation). 5, record 1, English, - relative%20sunspot%20number
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
- Soleil (Astronomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nombre relatif de taches solaires
1, record 1, French, nombre%20relatif%20de%20taches%20solaires
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- nombre de taches solaires 2, record 1, French, nombre%20de%20taches%20solaires
correct, masculine noun
- nombre de Wolf 3, record 1, French, nombre%20de%20Wolf
correct, masculine noun
- nombre de Zürich 4, record 1, French, nombre%20de%20Z%C3%BCrich
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre défini par Wolf comme une mesure approximative de l'aire solaire recouverte par les taches. 5, record 1, French, - nombre%20relatif%20de%20taches%20solaires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nombre de Wolf répond à l'équation K(10g + f), dans laquelle on tient compte du nombre de taches (f), du nombre de groupes de taches (g) et d'un facteur relatif aux conditions d'observation (k). Le nombre de Wolf est un indice de l'activité solaire. 5, record 1, French, - nombre%20relatif%20de%20taches%20solaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
- Sol (Astronomía)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- número relativo de manchas solares
1, record 1, Spanish, n%C3%BAmero%20relativo%20de%20manchas%20solares
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- número de Wolf 1, record 1, Spanish, n%C3%BAmero%20de%20Wolf
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Medición de la actividad de las manchas solares, calculada con la fórmula R = k (10 g + f), en donde R es el número relativo de manchas solares, g es el número de grupos de manchas y k es un factor que varía según las condiciones de observación (lugar e instrumentos). 1, record 1, Spanish, - n%C3%BAmero%20relativo%20de%20manchas%20solares
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