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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vorticity measured in an absolute co-ordinate system. In nearly all cases only the vertical component is implied.  2, record 1, English, - absolute%20vorticity

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The absolute vorticity is the sum of the relative vorticity and the vorticity of the Earth (i.e., the Coriolis parameter).  2, record 1, English, - absolute%20vorticity

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Tourbillon dans un système de coordonnées absolu. Dans presque tous les cas, on ne considère que la composante verticale.  2, record 1, French, - tourbillon%20absolu

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Le tourbillon absolu est la somme du tourbillon relatif et du tourbillon de la Terre (c.-à-d. du paramètre de Coriolis).  2, record 1, French, - tourbillon%20absolu

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vorticidad medida en un sistema absoluto de coordenadas; en casi todos los casos se supone que sólo se considera la componente vertical.  2, record 1, Spanish, - vorticidad%20absoluta

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

La vorticidad absoluta es la suma de la vorticidad relativa y la vorticidad de la Tierra(es decir, el parámetro de Coriolis).  2, record 1, Spanish, - vorticidad%20absoluta

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Trajectory of an element of air moving horizontally in such a way that the vertical component of its absolute vorticity remains constant.  2, record 2, English, - constant%20absolute%20vorticity%20trajectory

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Trajectoire d'une particule d'air se déplaçant horizontalement de telle façon que la composante verticale de son tourbillon absolu demeure constante.  2, record 2, French, - trajectoire%20%C3%A0%20tourbillon%20absolu%20constant

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Trayectoria seguida por una partícula de aire en movimiento horizontal, que mantiene constante la componente vertical de su vorticidad absoluta.  1, record 2, Spanish, - trayectoria%20con%20vorticidad%20absoluta%20constante

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vorticity equation in the absence of horizontal divergence and vertical motion. In this case the absolute vorticity of an air parcel is conserved ...  2, record 3, English, - barotropic%20vorticity%20equation

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Équation du tourbillon dans le cas de mouvement horizontal et sans divergence. Dans ce cas, le tourbillon absolu d'une particule d'air est conservé [...]  2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9quation%20du%20tourbillon%20barotrope

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Ecuación de la vorticidad aplicable en situaciones donde no hay ni divergencia horizontal ni movimiento vertical. En estas condiciones, la vorticidad absoluta de una partícula de aire es una propiedad conservativa [...]  1, record 3, Spanish, - ecuaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20vorticidad%20barotr%C3%B3pica

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Hydrodynamic instability arising from certain distributions of vorticity in a two-dimensional non-divergent flow.  2, record 4, English, - barotropic%20instability

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Instabilité dynamique se produisant pour certaines distributions du tourbillon dans un flux bidimensionnel non divergent.  2, record 4, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20barotrope

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Inestabilidad hidrodinámica producida en un flujo no divergente de dos dimensiones por una cierta distribución de la vorticidad.  2, record 4, Spanish, - inestabilidad%20barotr%C3%B3pica

Record 5,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vorticity (usually the vertical component) measured in a system of coordinates fixed on the Earth's surface.  3, record 5, English, - relative%20vorticity

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Relative Vorticity is sometimes also referred to as the "local vorticity". Vorticity is a vector measure of local rotation in a fluid flow, defined mathematically as the curl of the velocity vector ... In meteorology, "the vorticity" usually refers to the vertical component of the vorticity.  2, record 5, English, - relative%20vorticity

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Tourbillon (habituellement la composante verticale) mesuré dans un système de coordonnées lié à la Terre.  2, record 5, French, - tourbillon%20relatif

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vorticidad medida en un sistema de coordenadas fijo en la superficie de la Tierra.  1, record 5, Spanish, - vorticidad%20relativa

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

En general, se supone que se trata de su componente vertical.  1, record 5, Spanish, - vorticidad%20relativa

Record 6,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The circulation process that brings such quantities as heat, momentum, moisture, particulate matter, vorticity, etc. towards the east, past a fixed point or a fixed longitudinal plane.  1, record 6, English, - west%2Deast%20transport

Record 6,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Processus de la circulation qui déplace des éléments tels que chaleur, quantité de mouvement, humidité, matière particulaire, tourbillon, etc. vers l'est, au-delà d'un point donné ou d'un plan longitudinal donné.  1, record 6, French, - transport%20ouest%2Dest

Record 6,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Proceso de la circulación que desplaza magnitudes tales como calor, impulso, humedad, materias en partículas, vorticidad, etc., hacia el este, más allá de un punto o de un plano longitudinal fijos.  1, record 6, Spanish, - transporte%20oeste%2Deste

Record 7,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF

In weather analysis and forecasting, ... usually refers to the vertical component of rotation (i.e., rotation about a vertical axis) and is used most often in reference to synoptic scale or mesoscale weather systems.  3, record 7, English, - vorticity

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The color shading indicates vorticity at 500 millibars. Red for positive vorticity, blue for negative. Positive vorticity indicates counterclockwise rotation of the winds ... Negative vorticity indicates clockwise rotation of the winds ...  4, record 7, English, - vorticity

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

By convention, positive values [of vorticity] indicate cyclonic rotation.  3, record 7, English, - vorticity

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS

vorticity: It is in this sense that the term is most frequently used.  5, record 7, English, - vorticity

Record 7,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Composante verticale du vecteur tourbillon [...]  2, record 7, French, - tourbillon

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

tourbillon : C'est dans ce sens que le terme est le plus souvent employé.  2, record 7, French, - tourbillon

Record 7,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Componente vertical del vector vorticidad [...]  1, record 7, Spanish, - vorticidad

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

vorticidad : El término se usa más frecuentemente en [el] sentido [de vector].  1, record 7, Spanish, - vorticidad

Record 8,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A dynamic equation for the rate of change of the vorticity of a parcel, obtained by taking the curl of the vector equation of motion.  2, record 8, English, - vorticity%20equation

Record 8,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Équation dynamique du taux de variation du tourbillon d'une particule, obtenue en utilisant le rotationnel de l'équation vectorielle du mouvement.  2, record 8, French, - %C3%A9quation%20du%20tourbillon

Record 8,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Ecuación dinámica de la rapidez de cambio de una partícula de aire obtenida utilizando el elemento rotacional de la ecuación vectorial del movimiento.  1, record 8, Spanish, - ecuaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20vorticidad

Record 9,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Rotational circulation of air about an axis, the orientation of which is arbitrary.  2, record 9, English, - vorticity

Record 9,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Circulation rotatoire de l'air autour d'un axe arbitrairement orienté.  2, record 9, French, - tourbillon

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Lorsque de l'air en mouvement rencontre un obstacle (une montagne par exemple), une partie des filets d'air tend à la contourner tandis que l'autre partie est forcée de s'élever. Sur le versant au vent apparaissent donc des mouvements ascendants relativement réguliers. On considère généralement que la vitesse verticale augmente avec la pente; toutefois, si la pente est supérieure à 40° un tourbillon à axe horizontal se développe au pied de la montagne de telle sorte que l'angle de déviation des filets demeure inférieur à 40°.  3, record 9, French, - tourbillon

Record 9,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Circulación giratoria del aire alrededor de un eje arbitrariamente orientado.  1, record 9, Spanish, - vorticidad

Record 10,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Extent of the area (km²) of the Northern Hemisphere, poleward of 20°N over which the absolute vorticity has exceeded an arbitrary limit (e.g., 20 x 10^-5 s^-1) at a specific level and time.  1, record 10, English, - vorticity%20area%20index

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Such an index, determined at 12-hourly intervals from pressure contour charts, has been widely used as an index of cyclonicity at various levels in the troposphere and stratosphere, in empirical studies to determine possible solar-terrestrial relationships.  1, record 10, English, - vorticity%20area%20index

Record 10,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Dimension de la zone (km²) de l'hémisphère Nord, au-delà de 20°N, sur laquelle le tourbillon absolu dépasse une limite arbitraire (p. ex. 20 x 10^-5 s^-1) à un niveau et à un instant donnés.  1, record 10, French, - indice%20de%20tourbillon%20de%20zone

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Un tel indice, déterminé à intervalles de 12 heures d'après les cartes d'isohypses, a été largement utilisé comme indice de cyclonisme à différents niveaux de la troposphère et de la stratosphère, dans des études empiriques pour déterminer de possibles relations Soleil-Terre.  1, record 10, French, - indice%20de%20tourbillon%20de%20zone

Record 10,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Dimensión de la zona(en km²) del hemisferio Norte, más allá de 20°N, en la que la vorticidad absoluta rebasa un límite arbitrario(por ejemplo, 20 x 10^-5 s[^-1) en un nivel y en un momento dados.  1, record 10, Spanish, - %C3%ADndice%20de%20vorticidad%20de%20zona

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Este índice, determinado a intervalos de 12 horas conforme a cartas del contorno de presión, se ha utilizado ampliamente como índice de ciclonicidad en distintos niveles de la troposfera y de la estratosfera, en estudios empíricos sobre las posibles relaciones entre el Sol y la Tierra.  1, record 10, Spanish, - %C3%ADndice%20de%20vorticidad%20de%20zona

Record 11,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Expansion of a fluid, and hence of its embedded vortex lines or tubes, in the direction of the axis about which spin is concentrated.  1, record 11, English, - vortex%20stretching

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS

In the absence of a density change this leads to a contraction of the fluid in the plane normal to the axis of spin, and the vorticity of the fluid increases to conserve its angular momentum.  1, record 11, English, - vortex%20stretching

Record 11,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Dilatation d'un fluide (et donc de ses lignes de tourbillon) dans la direction de l'axe de rotation.  1, record 11, French, - %C3%A9tirement%20du%20tourbillon

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS

En l'absence d'un changement de densité, cela entraîne une contraction du fluide dans le plan normal à l'axe de rotation; le rotationnel du fluide augmente pour conserver son moment angulaire.  1, record 11, French, - %C3%A9tirement%20du%20tourbillon

Record 11,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Alargamiento de un fluido(y por consiguiente de sus líneas de vorticidad) en la dirección del eje de rotación.  1, record 11, Spanish, - alargamiento%20del%20v%C3%B3rtice

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS

En ausencia de un cambio de densidad, conduce a una contracción del fluido en el plano normal al eje de giro; la vorticidad del fluido aumenta para conservar su momento angular.  1, record 11, Spanish, - alargamiento%20del%20v%C3%B3rtice

Record 12,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vorticity of the thermal wind calculated from the distribution of the thickness lines for an atmospheric layer.  1, record 12, English, - thermal%20vorticity

Record 12,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Tourbillon du vent thermique calculé à partir de la distribution des lignes d'épaisseur dans une couche atmosphérique.  1, record 12, French, - tourbillon%20thermique

Record 12,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vorticidad del viento térmico calculada a partir de la distribución de las líneas de espesor en la capa atmosférica implicada.  1, record 12, Spanish, - vorticidad%20t%C3%A9rmica

Record 13,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Half of the square of the relative vorticity.  2, record 13, English, - enstrophy

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The term was popularized by C. Leith and is based on the modern Greek, meaning act of turning. Enstrophy is a conservative quantity in two-dimensional inviscid flow. However, when viscosity is finite, enstrophy tends to be selectively decayed relative to more rugged integrals such as energy and angular momentum.  3, record 13, English, - enstrophy

Record 13,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Moitié du carré du tourbillon relatif.  2, record 13, French, - enstrophie

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Entrophie. Concept utilisé dans la simulation de la turbulence atmosphérique dite de «deux dimensions» où l'atmosphère est considérée comme un fluide bi-dimensionnel, incompressible, non visqueux, à densité constante.  3, record 13, French, - enstrophie

Record 13,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Mitad del cuadrado de la vorticidad relativa.  1, record 13, Spanish, - enstrof%C3%ADa

Record 14,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Equation for the rate of change of horizontal divergence on a parcel.  2, record 14, English, - divergence%20equation

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS

It is obtained by taking the divergence of the vector equation of motion. For the purposes of dynamical analysis and numerical weather prediction it is often advantageous to replace the vector equation of horizontal motion by a scalar equation. A similar procedure, using the vertical component of the vorticity operator instead, results in the vorticity equation.  2, record 14, English, - divergence%20equation

Record 14,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Équation qui permet de trouver le taux de variation horizontale de la divergence sur une particule.  2, record 14, French, - %C3%A9quation%20de%20divergence

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS

On l'obtient en calculant la divergence des termes de l'équation vectorielle du mouvement. Aux fins de l'analyse dynamique et de la prévision météorologique numérique, il est souvent utile de remplacer l'équation vectorielle du mouvement horizontal par une équation scalaire. Par une méthode semblable, c.-à-d. en utilisant la composante verticale de l'opérateur du tourbillon, on obtient l'équation du tourbillon.  2, record 14, French, - %C3%A9quation%20de%20divergence

Record 14,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Ecuación aplicable a la tasa de variación horizontal de la divergencia en una partícula.  1, record 14, Spanish, - ecuaci%C3%B3n%20de%20divergencia

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Se obtiene calculando la divergencia en la ecuación vectorial del movimiento. Para los fines del análisis dinámico y de la predicción meteorológica numérica es a menudo ventajoso remplazar la ecuación vectorial del movimiento horizontal por una ecuación escalar. Un procedimiento análogo, que utiliza el componente vertical de la ecuación de vorticidad, da lugar a la ecuación de vorticidad.  1, record 14, Spanish, - ecuaci%C3%B3n%20de%20divergencia

Record 15,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vorticity which a column of air between two adjacent isentropic surfaces would have if it were brought to an arbitrary "standard" latitude and then stretched or shrunk to an arbitrary "standard" thickness ...  2, record 15, English, - potential%20vorticity

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS

... it is a conservative air mass property used for identifying a mass of air and tracing its movement.  2, record 15, English, - potential%20vorticity

Record 15,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Tourbillon que présenterait une colonne d'air comprise entre deux surfaces isentropes adjacentes si elle était portée à une latitude «standard» arbitraire, puis étendue ou réduite à une épaisseur «standard» arbitraire.  2, record 15, French, - tourbillon%20potentiel

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Dans une masse d'air, le tourbillon potentiel est conservatif et permet d'identifier la masse d'air et de suivre son déplacement.  2, record 15, French, - tourbillon%20potentiel

Record 15,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vorticidad que poseería una columna de aire comprendida entre dos superficies isentrópicas adyacentes si se la llevara a una latitud estándar arbitraria y luego se la alargara o encogiera hasta alcanzar un espesor arbitrario estándar.  1, record 15, Spanish, - vorticidad%20potencial

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Se utiliza como propiedad conservativa de las masas de aire, para identificarlas y seguir sus movimientos.  1, record 15, Spanish, - vorticidad%20potencial

Record 16,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vorticity of the geostrophic wind.  2, record 16, English, - geostrophic%20vorticity

Record 16,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Tourbillon du vent géostrophique.  2, record 16, French, - tourbillon%20g%C3%A9ostrophique

Record 16,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vorticidad del viento geostrófico.  1, record 16, Spanish, - vorticidad%20geostr%C3%B3fica

Record 17,  Textual support,  English

Record 17,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Caractère d'un écoulement tourbillonnaire.  2, record 17, French, - vorticit%C3%A9

Record 17,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 18,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The constancy of the vertical component of the absolute vorticity during horizontal motion in a non-viscous barotropic fluid.  1, record 18, English, - conservation%20of%20vorticity

Record 18,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Constance de la composante verticale du tourbillon absolu durant un mouvement horizontal dans un fluide non visqueux barotrope.  1, record 18, French, - conservation%20du%20tourbillon

Record 18,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Constancia del componente vertical de la vorticidad absoluta durante el movimiento horizontal en un fluido barotrópico no viscoso.  1, record 18, Spanish, - conservaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20vorticidad

Record 19,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The assumption that in turbulent motion the mixing does not destroy the vorticity of individual eddies.  1, record 19, English, - conservation%20of%20vorticity

Record 19,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Hypothèse selon laquelle, dans un mouvement turbulent, le mélange ne détruit pas la vorticité des tourbillons individuels.  1, record 19, French, - conservation%20du%20tourbillon

Record 19,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Hipótesis conforme a la cual, en un movimiento turbulento, la mezcla no destruye la vorticidad de los diferentes torbellinos.  1, record 19, Spanish, - conservaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20vorticidad

Record 20,  Textual support,  French

Record 20,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 21,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 DEF

In large-scale dynamics, the transport of the absolute vorticity of individual air particles by the wind.  1, record 21, English, - vorticity%20advection

Record 21,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Dans la dynamique à grande échelle, transport par le vent du tourbillon absolu de particules d'air individuelles.  1, record 21, French, - advection%20de%20tourbillon

Record 21,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 DEF

En la dinámica a gran escala, transporte por el viento de la vorticidad absoluta de las partículas individuales de aire.  1, record 21, Spanish, - advecci%C3%B3n%20por%20vorticidad

Record 22,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 DEF

With respect to wave components, the non-linear action by which properties of fluid flow (such as momentum, energy, vorticity) are transferred from one portion of the wave spectrum to another, or viewed in another manner, between eddies of different size-scales.  1, record 22, English, - interaction

Record 22,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Pour les composantes d'ondes, action non linéaire par laquelle les propriétés d'écoulement d'un fluide (telles que quantité de mouvement, énergie, tourbillon) sont transférées d'une partie du spectre d'ondes à une autre ou, d'un autre point de vue, entre des tourbillons d'échelle différente.  1, record 22, French, - interaction

Record 22,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 DEF

En lo que respecta a los componentes de ondas, acción no lineal por la cual las propiedades de flujo de un líquido(como son la cantidad de movimiento, la energía y la vorticidad) son transferidas de una parte del espectro de ondas a otra; o, considerado de otro modo, de un torbellino a otro de diferente magnitud.  1, record 22, Spanish, - interacci%C3%B3n

Record 23,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vector defined by the formula: q = [nabla] x V = rot V = curl V, where q is the vorticity vector and V, the wind vector.  2, record 23, English, - vorticity

Record 23,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vecteur défini par la formule : q = [nabla] x V = rot V = curl V, où q est le vecteur tourbillon et V, le vecteur vent.  2, record 23, French, - tourbillon

Record 23,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vector definido por la fórmula : q=[nabla] x V=rot V=curl V, donde q es el vector vorticidad y V es el vector viento.  1, record 23, Spanish, - vorticidad