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GOTA FRIA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cut-off low
1, record 1, English, cut%2Doff%20low
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cold low which has been displaced equatorward out of the basic westerly current in which it was located. 2, record 1, English, - cut%2Doff%20low
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dépression coupée
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pression%20coup%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépression froide ayant été rejetés vers l'équateur, en dehors des grands courants de vents d'ouest dans lesquels elle se trouvait. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20coup%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- depresión de gota fría
1, record 1, Spanish, depresi%C3%B3n%20de%20gota%20fr%C3%ADa
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- depresión cortada 1, record 1, Spanish, depresi%C3%B3n%20cortada
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depresión fría desplazada hacia el ecuador con respecto a la corriente básica del oeste donde estaba inmersa. 1, record 1, Spanish, - depresi%C3%B3n%20de%20gota%20fr%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cold-slug well
1, record 2, English, cold%2Dslug%20well
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- slug well 1, record 2, English, slug%20well
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The space provided directly opposite the sprue opening in an injection mould to trap the initially injected material (cold slug) that has cooled below the effective moulding temperature. 2, record 2, English, - cold%2Dslug%20well
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cold-slug well; slug well: terms and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 2, English, - cold%2Dslug%20well
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- piège à goutte froide
1, record 2, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20%C3%A0%20goutte%20froide
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- piège à goutte 1, record 2, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20%C3%A0%20goutte
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace ménagé à l'entrée de la buse, dans un moule pour injection, de façon à capter la matière à injecter initialement (goutte froide), qui a été refroidie au-dessous de la température de moulage. 2, record 2, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20%C3%A0%20goutte%20froide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
piège à goutte froide; piège à goutte : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 2, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20%C3%A0%20goutte%20froide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pozo para tapón frío
1, record 2, Spanish, pozo%20para%20tap%C3%B3n%20fr%C3%ADo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- gota fría 1, record 2, Spanish, gota%20fr%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espacio provisto directamente opuesto a la boquilla en un molde de inyección para atrapar el material inicialmente inyectado (tapón frío) que se ha enfriado hasta una temperatura inferior a la de moldeo. 1, record 2, Spanish, - pozo%20para%20tap%C3%B3n%20fr%C3%ADo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-04-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cold air pool
1, record 3, English, cold%20air%20pool
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- cold pool 2, record 3, English, cold%20pool
correct
- cold-air drop 3, record 3, English, cold%2Dair%20drop
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A pool of cold air can also become 'detached' at lower latitudes, i.e. away from the mid-latitude westerly zone, and drift slowly over relatively warmer seas, (e.g. the Mediterranean), and lead to intense convective development, often taking on marked cyclonic characteristics through the troposphere, and giving rise to locally severe conditions due to heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms and squally winds. Remnants of these types of cold pool will sometimes drift polewards in summer and bring outbreaks of severe convective activity to mid-latitude regions, as these features will destabilise hot/humid air masses. 2, record 3, English, - cold%20air%20pool
Record 3, Key term(s)
- cold air drop
- pool of cold air
- pool of cold-air
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- goutte d'air froid
1, record 3, French, goutte%20d%27air%20froid
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- goutte froide 2, record 3, French, goutte%20froide
correct, feminine noun
- goutte froide subtropicale 3, record 3, French, goutte%20froide%20subtropicale
feminine noun
- goutte froide de type subtropical 3, record 3, French, goutte%20froide%20de%20type%20subtropical
feminine noun
- descente froide 4, record 3, French, descente%20froide
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vaste volume d'air froid s'étant séparé de la masse d'air froid des latitudes plus élevées lors de la formation d'une dépression coupée. 5, record 3, French, - goutte%20d%27air%20froid
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En 1992, deux auteurs anglais, Price et Vaughan, publièrent une étude statistique des gouttes froides, en séparant 3 types : les gouttes froides de type arctique, de type polaire et de type subtropicale, en fonction du courant-jet au voisinage duquel eut lieu le détachement stratosphérique. Ces auteurs montrèrent que les gouttes froides de type subtropical sont plus petite, et durent moins longtemps, que les gouttes froides qui se forment aux latitudes moyennes et polaires. Ils en déduisirent que les gouttes froides de type subtropical n'engendrent pas d'échange stratosphère troposphère d'une manière significative. 3, record 3, French, - goutte%20d%27air%20froid
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La France et le Bénélux connaissent depuis plusieurs semaines un véritable déluge. [...] Pour les scientifiques il s'agit [...] d'une situation de blocage entre une «goutte froide», c'est à dire une masse d'air froid en altitude, stationnée sur l'Espagne, et des fronts dépressionnaires environnants. 6, record 3, French, - goutte%20d%27air%20froid
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La Suisse se trouve ce samedi au centre d'une goutte d'air froid (dépression d'altitude). 7, record 3, French, - goutte%20d%27air%20froid
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- gota fría
1, record 3, Spanish, gota%20fr%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- gota de aire frío 2, record 3, Spanish, gota%20de%20aire%20fr%C3%ADo
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Volumen muy grande de aire frío que se ha separado de una masa de aire frío, en las latitudes altas, durante la formación de una depresión cortada. 3, record 3, Spanish, - gota%20fr%C3%ADa
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Embolsamiento de aire frío en las capas superiores de la atmósfera con situación anticiclónica o de pantano barométrico en superficie, que al descender provoca una disminución considerable de las temperaturas y frecuentemente lluvias torrenciales. 4, record 3, Spanish, - gota%20fr%C3%ADa
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