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HEMISFERIO NORTE [3 records]

Record 1 2020-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • Political Geography and Geopolitics
DEF

... the half of the earth that lies north of the equator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Géographie politique et géopolitique
DEF

Moitié du globe terrestre située au nord de l'équateur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
  • Geografía política y geopolítica
DEF

Mitad de la superficie de la esfera terrestre que [...] limitada por el ecuador, contiene al Polo Norte.

OBS

hemisferio norte; hemisferio boreal: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que los hemisferios son denominaciones descriptivas de regiones delimitadas por líneas imaginarias, por lo que, al igual que los nombres de estas últimas, se escriben con minúsculas: hemisferio norte, hemisferio oriental, hemisferio americano, hemisferio boreal [...]

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Record 2 2010-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

A national multi-disciplinary experiment, POLEX - North - 76, was carried out for the first time over the territory of the Arctic Ocean (including the coastal zone) and the northern part of the Pacific Ocean from April through August of 1976. This experiment was organized by the State Committee for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Control of the USSR. About ten research institutes and departments of the Committee participated in the experiment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
Key term(s)
  • Expérience polaire dans l'hémisphère Nord
  • POLEX Nord

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
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Record 3 2002-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Climatology
OBS

The objective of the NOPEX project is to study land-surface processes at a regional scale for a mixed land cover dominated by boreal forest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Climatologie
OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Climatología
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