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BUQUE METEOROLOGICO [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
CONT

Until 1936, forecasters depended entirely on observations provided by various navies and by volunteers on merchant ships. Then Britain's Meteorological Office ... installed a professional meteorologist on a cargo steamer plying the North Atlantic trade route. ... By World War II, the advantages of stationary weather ships were apparent. Navy vessels were assigned to maintain positions at sea. They provided [meteorological] observations ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Navire spécialisé qui assure la surveillance météorologique en un point de stationnement sur l'océan.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
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Record 2 2004-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Air Transport
DEF

An oceangoing vessel assigned to patrol an ocean station.

OBS

Ocean station vessels. ... These ships are specially equipped to take comprehensive meteorological observations of conditions both at the surface and aloft.

OBS

ocean station: As defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, a specifically located area of ocean surface, roughly square, and 200 nautical miles on a side.

OBS

ocean weather ship; weather ship: terms officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

OBS

ocean station vessel; OSV: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

Reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", with the authorization of Unesco.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Navire chargé d'opérer à l'emplacement d'une station météorologique océanique.

OBS

navire météorologique : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation [sic] de la terminologie navale.

OBS

navire météorologique; OSV : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

Reproduit de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco», avec l'autorisation de l'Unesco.

Key term(s)
  • navire station océanique
  • NSO
  • SMO

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Transporte aéreo
OBS

buque meteorológico; OSV: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

OBS

Reproducido del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", con la autorización de la Unesco.

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