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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

The Water Survey of Canada (WSC) is the operational branch within the NHS [National Hydrological Service] responsible for conducting hydrometric monitoring activities in support of the NHP [National Hydrometric Program].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Les Relevés hydrologiques du Canada (RHC) sont la division opérationnelle des SHN [Services hydrologiques nationaux] responsable de la réalisation des activités de surveillance hydrométrique en appui au PHN [Programme hydrométrique national].

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Grain Growing
  • Agricultural Economics
OBS

The Western Standards Committee is made up of 12 grain producers, three Canadian Grain Commission staff members (a commissioner, a grain inspector and a scientist), two members nominated by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, two grain processors, three grain exporters and three others appointed by the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Culture des céréales
  • Économie agricole
OBS

Le Comité de normalisation des grains de l'Ouest est composé de 12 producteurs de grain, trois membres du personnel de la Commission canadienne des grains (un commissaire, un inspecteur des grains et un chercheur), deux membres nommés par le sous-ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'Agroalimentaire Canada, deux transformateurs de grain, trois exportateurs de grain et trois autres membres nommés par la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Plant Biology
  • Dietetics
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
CONT

Water-soluble carbohydrates include fructans and the simple sugars: glucose, fructose, and sucrose.

Key term(s)
  • watersoluble carbohydrate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Biologie végétale
  • Diététique
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
CONT

Les fructanes possèdent généralement en sus une molécule de glucose, dérivée du saccharose initial. Ce sont des glucides hydrosolubles, tout comme les sucres simples tels que le glucose, le fructose et le saccharose.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Remote Sensing
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
DEF

... a radar designed to measure ocean surface winds indirectly by bouncing signals off the water and measuring them from various angles.

CONT

[The] wind scatterometer measures surface wind direction and strength.

CONT

The purpose of the wind scatterometer is to obtain information on wind speed and direction at the sea surface. ... The wind scatterometer measures the echo power of a signal transmitted by the satellite and returned from the ocean surface. The echo power is affected by the surface wind conditions. Three antennae are used to obtain information about the wind at the ocean surface. Each antenna points in a different direction, and hence for a particular point on the ocean surface three echo power values, obtained from three different angles, are used to calculate the surface wind vectors.

CONT

The wind scatterometer does not directly measure the wind. It measures the radar backscatter of the ocean's surface which is related to the wind via a geophysical model function. To measure the radar backscatter, the instrument transmits a pulse of RF energy and measures the backscattered power.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Télédétection
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
DEF

Instrument de télédétection [dont la] fonction principale [est de mesurer] la [direction et la] vitesse du vent à la surface des océans.

CONT

[...] le capteur actif à hyperfréquence AMI (active microwave instrument) [...] comprend un radar à antenne synthétique SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) et un diffusomètre, qui détermine la direction et la vitesse du vent sur les océans par des mesures faites sur une bande de 500 km de large, située de 250 à 750 km à droite de la trace du satellite au sol. Ces mesures sont effectuées selon trois axes distribués à partir du point de la surface terrestre sous le satellite [...]

OBS

diffusiomètre de vents : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie de la terminologie spatiale.

OBS

WNS : acronyme spécifique à RADARSAT accepté par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale.

Key term(s)
  • diffusomètre-vent
  • diffusomètre vent

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A device that provides for a direct connection of local workstations to the system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
DEF

Dispositivo que proporciona una conexión directa entre las estaciones de trabajo locales y el sistema.

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Record 7 1997-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du personnel

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Religion (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Religion (Généralités)

Spanish

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