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SUNSPOT THEORY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sunspot theory
1, record 1, English, sunspot%20theory
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- solar theory 2, record 1, English, solar%20theory
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A scientific theory that seeks to explain ozone holes through their coincidence with solar activity maxima. 3, record 1, English, - sunspot%20theory
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- explication par l'activité solaire
1, record 1, French, explication%20par%20l%27activit%C3%A9%20solaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- explication par les maxima solaires 1, record 1, French, explication%20par%20les%20maxima%20solaires
correct, feminine noun
- hypothèse de l'activité solaire 1, record 1, French, hypoth%C3%A8se%20de%20l%27activit%C3%A9%20solaire
correct, feminine noun
- hypothèse des maxima solaires 1, record 1, French, hypoth%C3%A8se%20des%20maxima%20solaires
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hypothèse scientifique qui explique les trous d'ozone stratosphérique par leur coïncidence avec des maximums d'activité solaire (nombre de taches solaires élevé). 2, record 1, French, - explication%20par%20l%27activit%C3%A9%20solaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon cette hypothèse, des épisodes d'activité solaire intense, produisant des rayons cosmiques énergiques, riches en protons, agissent sur les quantités d'oxydes d'azote disponibles dans la stratosphère. Le trou antarctique, en 1979, coïncidait avec un maximum solaire remarquable; cette hypothèse compte peu de défenseurs aujourd'hui. 2, record 1, French, - explication%20par%20l%27activit%C3%A9%20solaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- teoría de la actividad solar
1, record 1, Spanish, teor%C3%ADa%20de%20la%20actividad%20solar
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- teoría de las manchas solares 2, record 1, Spanish, teor%C3%ADa%20de%20las%20manchas%20solares
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Según] la Ortografía académica, los nombres de las teorías científicas se escriben con minúscula: modelo estándar, teoría de la gran unificación, teoría de cuerdas, teoría de la relatividad. 3, record 1, Spanish, - teor%C3%ADa%20de%20la%20actividad%20solar
Record 2 - internal organization data 1981-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Conditions and Forecasting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sunspot theory of the business cycle
1, record 2, English, sunspot%20theory%20of%20the%20business%20cycle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... when you come to explain how and why disturbances on the surface of the sun give rise to the business cycle, you begin to get involved in the internal nature of the economic system. 1, record 2, English, - sunspot%20theory%20of%20the%20business%20cycle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- théorie du cycle causé par les taches du soleil 1, record 2, French, th%C3%A9orie%20du%20cycle%20caus%C3%A9%20par%20les%20taches%20du%20soleil
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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