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OSCILACION CASI BIENAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-12-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wind reversal
1, record 1, English, wind%20reversal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A relatively rapid change in the direction of the wind, e.g., the change from easterlies to westerlies and vice versa during the quasi-biennial oscillation cycle; the seasonal changes in the polar regions, from polar night westerlies to easterlies during the summer months; and the seasonal changes at middle latitudes at 60 km, from winter westerlies to summer easterlies. 1, record 1, English, - wind%20reversal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- renversement du vent
1, record 1, French, renversement%20du%20vent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inversion du vent 1, record 1, French, inversion%20du%20vent
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Changement relativement rapide de la direction du vent, tel que le remplacement des vents d'est par les vents d'ouest et vice versa au cours de l'oscillation quasi biennale; le passage saisonnier dans les régions polaires des vents d'ouest de la nuit polaire aux vents d'est durant les mois d'été; et le passage saisonnier aux moyennes latitudes au niveau de 60 km des vents d'ouest d'hiver aux vents d'est d'été. 1, record 1, French, - renversement%20du%20vent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- inversión del viento
1, record 1, Spanish, inversi%C3%B3n%20del%20viento
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cambio relativamente rápido de la dirección del viento; por ejemplo, cambios de los vientos del este a los del oeste y viceversa durante el ciclo de oscilación casi bienal; cambios estacionales en las regiones polares de los vientos del oeste durante la noche polar a los del este en los meses de verano; y cambios estacionales en las latitudes medias al nivel de 60 km de los vientos del oeste invernales a los del este de verano. 1, record 1, Spanish, - inversi%C3%B3n%20del%20viento
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