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HARMATTAN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- harmattan
1, record 1, English, harmattan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- harmatan 2, record 1, English, harmatan
- harmetan 2, record 1, English, harmetan
- hermitan 2, record 1, English, hermitan
- doctor 3, record 1, English, doctor
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dry and dust-laden northeast to east wind over west Africa, originating in the Sahara. 4, record 1, English, - harmattan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- harmattan
1, record 1, French, harmattan
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- harmatan 2, record 1, French, harmatan
masculine noun
- harmetan 2, record 1, French, harmetan
masculine noun
- hermitan 2, record 1, French, hermitan
masculine noun
- docteur 3, record 1, French, docteur
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Alizés du nord-est qui soufflent durant la saison sèche [...] sur la côte d'Afrique, dans la région qui s'étend du cap Vert au golfe de Guinée [...] 3, record 1, French, - harmattan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le harmattan [...] Étant donné qu'il est sec et relativement froid la nuit, il apporte un changement agréable aux vapeurs continuelles des tropiques et son pouvoir bienfaisant sur la santé lui a mérité le surnom de «docteur» [...] 3, record 1, French, - harmattan
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
- Climatología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- harmattan
1, record 1, Spanish, harmattan
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- harmatán 2, record 1, Spanish, harmat%C3%A1n
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En el Africa occidental, un viento seco y cargado de polvo, del nordeste al este, que se origina en el Sahara. 1, record 1, Spanish, - harmattan
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-07-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dry wind
1, record 2, English, dry%20wind
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - dry%20wind
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... for example: bise, bora, chinook, foehn, ghibli, haboob, harmattan, khamsin, mistral, shamal, simoon, sukhovei, tramontana, zonda, etc. 1, record 2, English, - dry%20wind
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vent sec
1, record 2, French, vent%20sec
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - vent%20sec
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Par exemples :] bise, bora, chinook, foehn, ghibli, haboob, harmattan, khamsin, mistral, shamal, simoun, sukhovei, tramontane, zonda, etc. 1, record 2, French, - vent%20sec
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- viento seco
1, record 2, Spanish, viento%20seco
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - viento%20seco
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] por ejemplo : bise, bora, chinook, foehn, ghibli, haboob, harmattan, khamsin, mistral, shamal, simún, sukhovei, tramontana, zonda, etc. 1, record 2, Spanish, - viento%20seco
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