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CHINOOK [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Chrysotoxum chinook
1, record 1, English, Chrysotoxum%20chinook
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Diptera) of the family Syrphidae. 2, record 1, English, - Chrysotoxum%20chinook
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chrysotoxum chinook: There is no common name for this species of flower fly. 2, record 1, English, - Chrysotoxum%20chinook
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syrphe du chinook
1, record 1, French, syrphe%20du%20chinook
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Syrphidae. 2, record 1, French, - syrphe%20du%20chinook
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-11-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chinook
1, record 2, English, chinook
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wind of foehn type blowing on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. 2, record 2, English, - chinook
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chinook is a Blackfoot word that translates to "snow eater", referring to, its ability to make winter snow packs vanish over a short time. The Chinook is a foehn wind; a generic term for all winds that have been warmed and dried by descent off a slope. The Chinook occurs over the front range of the Rocky Mountains and western plains of North America. They usually blow from the southwest to west and are quite strong, often 25-40 knots with gusts as high as 80 knots. Their effects are most strongly felt in southwestern Alberta where they funnel through the Crowsnest Pass before fanning out across southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. 3, record 2, English, - chinook
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The chinook will affect the front ranges. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 4, record 2, English, - chinook
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chinook: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 5, record 2, English, - chinook
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chinook
1, record 2, French, chinook
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom donné au foehn du versant est des Montagnes Rocheuses. 2, record 2, French, - chinook
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chinook est un mot amérindien qui signifie littéralement «mangeur de neige», une allusion à sa capacité de faire fondre rapidement des accumulations de neige durant l'hiver. Le chinook est un foehn, terme générique pour tous les vents qui ont été réchauffés et asséchés en descendant une pente. Les chinooks se produisent sur les chaînons frontaux des Rocheuses et l'ouest des plaines d'Amérique du Nord. Ils soufflent habituellement du sud-ouest ou de l'ouest et sont assez forts, souvent de 25 à 40 nœuds avec des rafales jusqu'à 80 nœuds. Leurs effets se font surtout sentir dans le sud-ouest de l'Alberta, où ils sont canalisés dans le col Crowsnest (pas du Nid-de-Corbeau) avant de se répandre dans le sud de l'Alberta et de la Saskatchewan. 3, record 2, French, - chinook
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le chinook soufflera sur les chaînons frontaux. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 4, record 2, French, - chinook
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chinook : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 5, record 2, French, - chinook
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- chinook
1, record 2, Spanish, chinook
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Viento del sudoeste, semejante al foehn, que sopla en la vertiente oriental de las Montañas Rocosas. 1, record 2, Spanish, - chinook
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-07-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dry wind
1, record 3, English, dry%20wind
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type of wind, often heated and dried by compression, having different names depending on the location where it occurs ... 1, record 3, English, - dry%20wind
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... for example: bise, bora, chinook, foehn, ghibli, haboob, harmattan, khamsin, mistral, shamal, simoon, sukhovei, tramontana, zonda, etc. 1, record 3, English, - dry%20wind
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vent sec
1, record 3, French, vent%20sec
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de vent, souvent réchauffé et asséché par compression, portant différents noms selon l'endroit où il se manifeste [...] 1, record 3, French, - vent%20sec
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Par exemples :] bise, bora, chinook, foehn, ghibli, haboob, harmattan, khamsin, mistral, shamal, simoun, sukhovei, tramontane, zonda, etc. 1, record 3, French, - vent%20sec
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- viento seco
1, record 3, Spanish, viento%20seco
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tipo de viento, frecuentemente calentado y desecado por compresión, que tiene distintos nombres según el lugar en que se produce [...] 1, record 3, Spanish, - viento%20seco
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] por ejemplo : bise, bora, chinook, foehn, ghibli, haboob, harmattan, khamsin, mistral, shamal, simún, sukhovei, tramontana, zonda, etc. 1, record 3, Spanish, - viento%20seco
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