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CORRIENTE DERIVA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Meteorology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drift current
1, record 1, English, drift%20current
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wind-driven current 2, record 1, English, wind%2Ddriven%20current
correct
- wind driven current 3, record 1, English, wind%20driven%20current
correct
- drift 4, record 1, English, drift
correct, noun
- surface current 5, record 1, English, surface%20current
correct
- entrainment current 6, record 1, English, entrainment%20current
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] motion of a body of water due to the action of wind on its surface. 7, record 1, English, - drift%20current
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Météorologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courant de dérive
1, record 1, French, courant%20de%20d%C3%A9rive
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- courant de surface 2, record 1, French, courant%20de%20surface
correct, masculine noun
- courant dû au vent 3, record 1, French, courant%20d%C3%BB%20au%20vent
correct, masculine noun
- courant d'Ekman 4, record 1, French, courant%20d%27Ekman
correct, masculine noun
- courant poussé par les vents 5, record 1, French, courant%20pouss%C3%A9%20par%20les%20vents
correct, masculine noun
- courant d'impulsion 6, record 1, French, courant%20d%27impulsion
correct, masculine noun
- courant modifié par le vent 7, record 1, French, courant%20modifi%C3%A9%20par%20le%20vent
masculine noun
- courant causé par le vent 8, record 1, French, courant%20caus%C3%A9%20par%20le%20vent
masculine noun
- courant de vent 9, record 1, French, courant%20de%20vent
masculine noun
- courant d'entraînement 9, record 1, French, courant%20d%27entra%C3%AEnement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement d'eau, résultant de l'action du vent sur la surface de la mer et de la force de Coriolis, qui s'oriente en surface dans une direction différente de celle du vent et s'en écarte de plus en plus avec la profondeur. 9, record 1, French, - courant%20de%20d%C3%A9rive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bouées dérivantes […] sont utilisées pour mesurer le courant de surface grâce à leurs déplacements. […] Les données de vent mesurées par de tels flotteurs permettent de calculer la part du courant due au vent (courant d'Ekman) et celle, à plus grande échelle, due à la rotation de la Terre (courants géostrophiques). 10, record 1, French, - courant%20de%20d%C3%A9rive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Oceanografía
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Meteorología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- corriente de deriva
1, record 1, Spanish, corriente%20de%20deriva
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- corriente ocasionada por el viento 2, record 1, Spanish, corriente%20ocasionada%20por%20el%20viento
feminine noun
- corriente de arrastre 3, record 1, Spanish, corriente%20de%20arrastre
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movimiento de una masa de agua debido a la acción del viento sobre su superficie. 3, record 1, Spanish, - corriente%20de%20deriva
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Climatology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- North Pacific current
1, record 2, English, North%20Pacific%20current
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- North Pacific drift 2, record 2, English, North%20Pacific%20drift
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A slow warm water current that flows west-to-east between 40 and 50 degrees north in the Pacific Ocean. 1, record 2, English, - North%20Pacific%20current
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The North Pacific current [is] sometimes referred to as the North Pacific drift ... The North Pacific current is formed by the collision of the Kuroshio Current, running northward off the coast of Japan, and the Oyashio current, which is a cold subarctic current that flows south and circulates counterclockwise along the western North Pacific Ocean. 1, record 2, English, - North%20Pacific%20current
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Climatologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- courant du Pacifique Nord
1, record 2, French, courant%20du%20Pacifique%20Nord
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dérive nord-pacifique 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9rive%20nord%2Dpacifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le Pacifique boréal, courant zonal portant vers l'est, entre 35° et 50° de latitude Nord. 3, record 2, French, - courant%20du%20Pacifique%20Nord
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le système du centre-nord [...] englobe le courant du Pacifique Nord, circulant à l'est, le courant de Californie, circulant au sud-est et le Kuroshio, ou courant Noir, circulant au nord vers la côte japonaise. 4, record 2, French, - courant%20du%20Pacifique%20Nord
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Oceanografía
- Climatología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- corriente del Pacífico Norte
1, record 2, Spanish, corriente%20del%20Pac%C3%ADfico%20Norte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- deriva del Pacífico Norte 1, record 2, Spanish, deriva%20del%20Pac%C3%ADfico%20Norte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La corriente del Pacífico Norte(a veces llamada la Deriva del Pacífico Norte) es una lenta corriente cálida que fluye de Oeste a Este entre el paralelo 40 y el paralelo 50 en el océano Pacífico. 1, record 2, Spanish, - corriente%20del%20Pac%C3%ADfico%20Norte
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-09-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- orthoquartzite
1, record 3, English, orthoquartzite
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- orthoquartzitic sandstone 2, record 3, English, orthoquartzitic%20sandstone
correct, see observation
- qtze 3, record 3, English, qtze
correct, see observation
- qtze 3, record 3, English, qtze
- sedimentary quartzite 4, record 3, English, sedimentary%20quartzite
correct, see observation
- quartzite 5, record 3, English, quartzite
correct, see observation
- quartzitic sandstone 6, record 3, English, quartzitic%20sandstone
correct, see observation
- quartz rock 7, record 3, English, quartz%20rock
- quartz-rock 8, record 3, English, quartz%2Drock
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sandstone consisting chiefly of quartz grains cemented by quartz, the cement often having crystallographic continuity around each grain. 9, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Skolnick (1965) believes that most sedimentary quartzites are compacted sandstones developed by pressure solution of quartz grains. 10, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
quartzitic sandstone: A term used by Krynine ... for a sandstone that contains 100% quartz grains cemented with silica. The term is essentially equivalent to "orthoquartzite." 10, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"Quartzite" is a word used interchangeably for both metamorphic quartzite (known as metaquartzite) and sedimentary quartzite (known as orthoquartzite). 11, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
quartzite: The preferred name [is] orthoquartzite ... 9, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
qtze: ... abbreviation ... used in drilling reports. 3, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 6 OBS
orthoquartzite; orthoquartzitic sandstone; sedimentary quartzite: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 12, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Feldspathic, micaceous, pyritic quartzite. 13, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- orthoquartzite
1, record 3, French, orthoquartzite
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- quartzite sédimentaire 2, record 3, French, quartzite%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- quartzite 3, record 3, French, quartzite
correct, masculine noun
- grès-quartzite 4, record 3, French, gr%C3%A8s%2Dquartzite
correct, masculine noun
- grès quartzite 5, record 3, French, gr%C3%A8s%20quartzite
correct, masculine noun
- grès quartzitique 6, record 3, French, gr%C3%A8s%20quartzitique
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche sédimentaire clastique, composée de grains de quartz intimement cimentés. 7, record 3, French, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les quartzites vrais sont caractérisés par un développement beaucoup plus important de la silice secondaire, à tel point que les grains arrivent à se toucher en se moulant les uns sur les autres et à former ainsi une sorte de mosaïque. La silice secondaire s'oriente optiquement sur le grain originel [...] Les quartzites les plus fréquents proviennent de la consolidation de sables. 5, record 3, French, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grès quartzitique : Intermédiaire entre grès quartzeux et quartzite, mais bien souvent synonyme de quartzite par absence de limites nettes. 8, record 3, French, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
orthoquartzite; quartzite sédimentaire : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 9, record 3, French, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Quartzite feldspathique, micacé, pyriteux. 10, record 3, French, - orthoquartzite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuarcita
1, record 3, Spanish, cuarcita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca formada esencialmente por cuarzo. Deriva de una arenisca por intenso metamorfismo. Es una roca común y corriente, en la que la solución y cristalización de la sílice ha dado lugar a una roca compacta de granos de cuarzo entrelazados. 2, record 3, Spanish, - cuarcita
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las cuarcitas de origen sedimentario no son sino arenas primitivas cuyos granos han sido trabados ulteriormente por un cemento de cuarzo naciente. Su estructura se asemeja a la de la arenisca pero, al contrario de ésta, que, al romperse deja íntegros los granos de arena en la superficie de rotura, la fractura de las cuarcitas rompe también esos granos. 3, record 3, Spanish, - cuarcita
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Otras cuarcitas, presentes entre los micasquistos y los neis son, como estos dos minerales, el resultado de la transformación de otras rocas por el proceso de metamorfismo. 3, record 3, Spanish, - cuarcita
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