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CORONA SOLAR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Sun (Astronomy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- solar corona
1, record 1, English, solar%20corona
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Sun's corona 2, record 1, English, Sun%27s%20corona
correct
- corona 3, record 1, English, corona
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] outermost region of the Sun's atmosphere ... 4, record 1, English, - solar%20corona
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It has a temperature of approximately two million kelvins and an extremely low density. The corona continually varies in size and shape as it is affected by the Sun's magnetic field. ... The corona shines only about half as brightly as the Moon and is normally not visible to the unaided eye, because its light is overwhelmed by the brilliance of the solar surface. During a total solar eclipse, however, the Moon blocks out the light from the photosphere, permitting naked-eye observations of the corona. 4, record 1, English, - solar%20corona
Record 1, Key term(s)
- corona of the Sun
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Soleil (Astronomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couronne solaire
1, record 1, French, couronne%20solaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- couronne du Soleil 2, record 1, French, couronne%20du%20Soleil
correct, feminine noun
- couronne 3, record 1, French, couronne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Région externe de l'atmosphère du Soleil [...] 4, record 1, French, - couronne%20solaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sol (Astronomía)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- corona solar
1, record 1, Spanish, corona%20solar
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-05-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Sun (Astronomy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- coronal rain
1, record 2, English, coronal%20rain
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Coronal rain is the fall of cool and dense blobs formed by thermal instability in the solar corona towards the solar surface with acceleration smaller than gravitational free fall. 2, record 2, English, - coronal%20rain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Soleil (Astronomie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pluie coronale
1, record 2, French, pluie%20coronale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parfois, après une éruption solaire [...] lorsque le plasma propulsé dans l'atmosphère du Soleil se refroidit brusquement - d'environ un million de degrés Celsius à moins de 10 000 °C -, il retombe à sa surface en ce que les astronomes appellent une pluie coronale. 1, record 2, French, - pluie%20coronale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sol (Astronomía)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lluvia coronal
1, record 2, Spanish, lluvia%20coronal
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A mediados de julio de 2012, después de una erupción en el sol que produjo una eyección de la masa coronal y una llamarada solar moderada, el plasma en la corona solar cercana se refrescó y cayó, fenómeno conocido como lluvia coronal. 1, record 2, Spanish, - lluvia%20coronal
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-11-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Sun (Astronomy)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- chromosphere
1, record 3, English, chromosphere
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Layer of the Sun's atmosphere just outside the photosphere which is visually observed when the Sun is totally eclipsed and spectroscopically observable at other times. 2, record 3, English, - chromosphere
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Immediately above the photosphere and extending for an estimated 5,000 to 10,000 miles is the "chromosphere". The chromosphere can be seen during a total solar eclipse just seconds before and after totality ... The chromosphere must be at a lower pressure and temperature than the photosphere which emits the background continuous spectrum. 3, record 3, English, - chromosphere
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Soleil (Astronomie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chromosphère
1, record 3, French, chromosph%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] couche de transition entre la photosphère et la couronne solaire, de faible épaisseur. 2, record 3, French, - chromosph%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La chromosphère tire son nom de sa couleur rouge, visible lors des éclipses totales autour du disque solaire occulté par la Lune. C'est la couche située juste au-dessus de la photosphère. Son épaisseur moyenne est de quelques milliers de km, mais elle est très variable localement, car elle subit les fantaisies du champ magnétique solaire qui la sculpte en différentes structures: fibrilles, spicules, protubérances, filaments. 3, record 3, French, - chromosph%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Soleil. [...] Sa couche lumineuse, dont la température apparente est voisine de 6 000 K, et d'où provient la quasi totalité de la lumière solaire, est la photosphère parsemée de taches mobiles et entourée d'une atmosphère moins brillante, la chromosphère. 4, record 3, French, - chromosph%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La chromosphère (8000 km d'épaisseur) est discontinue. La température semble s'y élever de 5000 à 20000 [degrés Celsius] 5, record 3, French, - chromosph%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sol (Astronomía)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cromosfera
1, record 3, Spanish, cromosfera
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte de la átmosfera solar comprendida entre la fotosfera y la corona. 1, record 3, Spanish, - cromosfera
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