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AIR MARITIME POLAIRE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air-mass classification
1, record 1, English, air%2Dmass%20classification
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- air mass classification 2, record 1, English, air%20mass%20classification
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Classification of air masses in terms of: .latitude of origin (tropical, polar, arctic or antarctic); .the nature of the underlying surface (continental or maritime); .hydrostatic stability (stable or unstable); .the difference between the temperature of an air mass and that of the underlying surface or of a neighbouring air mass (warmer or colder). 1, record 1, English, - air%2Dmass%20classification
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- classification des masses d'air
1, record 1, French, classification%20des%20masses%20d%27air
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Classification des masses d’air d’après :. l'origine(tropicale, polaire, arctique ou antarctique) ;. la nature de la surface sous-jacente(continentale ou maritime) ;. la stabilité hydrostatique(air stable ou instable) ;. la différence entre la température d’une masse d’air et celle de la surface sous-jacente ou de la masse d’air voisine(plus chaude ou plus froide). 2, record 1, French, - classification%20des%20masses%20d%27air
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Meteorología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- clasificación de las masas de aire
1, record 1, Spanish, clasificaci%C3%B3n%20de%20las%20masas%20de%20aire
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
División de las masas de aire en clases según: .la latitud de su origen (aire tropical, polar, ártico o antártico); .la naturaleza de la superficie sobre la que se encuentra (aire continental o marítimo); .el grado de estabilidad hidrostática (aire estable o inestable); .la diferencia en temperatura con respecto a la de la superficie subyacente o a la de una masa vecina (aire más frío o más caliente). 1, record 1, Spanish, - clasificaci%C3%B3n%20de%20las%20masas%20de%20aire
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-01-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- maritime tropical air
1, record 2, English, maritime%20tropical%20air
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- mT 2, record 2, English, mT
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- maritime tropical air mass 3, record 2, English, maritime%20tropical%20air%20mass
correct
- mT 3, record 2, English, mT
correct
- mT 3, record 2, English, mT
- marine tropical air mass 4, record 2, English, marine%20tropical%20air%20mass
correct
- mT 4, record 2, English, mT
correct
- mT 4, record 2, English, mT
- marine tropical air 5, record 2, English, marine%20tropical%20air
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Maritime tropical air masses (mT) are air masses that are warm and moist due to their tropical ocean source region. 6, record 2, English, - maritime%20tropical%20air
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tropical maritime air
- maritime tropical airmass
- tropical maritime air mass
- tropical maritime airmass
- marine tropical airmass
- tropical marine air
- tropical marine air mass
- tropical marine airmass
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- air maritime tropical
1, record 2, French, air%20maritime%20tropical
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- mT 2, record 2, French, mT
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- masse d'air maritime tropicale 3, record 2, French, masse%20d%27air%20maritime%20tropicale
correct, feminine noun
- mT 3, record 2, French, mT
correct, feminine noun
- mT 3, record 2, French, mT
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En conséquence, c'est l'air maritime tropical, très chaud et très humide, qui prédomine au sud du front polaire. L'hiver, l'air maritime tropical gagne rarement la surface au nord des Grands Lacs, mais il est souvent présent en altitude. 4, record 2, French, - air%20maritime%20tropical
Record 2, Key term(s)
- air tropical maritime
- masse d'air maritime tropical
- masse d'air tropicale maritime
- masse d'air tropical maritime
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- masa de aire tropical marítimo
1, record 2, Spanish, masa%20de%20aire%20tropical%20mar%C3%ADtimo
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
- mT 2, record 2, Spanish, mT
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- aire tropical marítimo 3, record 2, Spanish, aire%20tropical%20mar%C3%ADtimo
correct, masculine noun
- masa de aire tropical marítima 4, record 2, Spanish, masa%20de%20aire%20tropical%20mar%C3%ADtima
see observation, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Masa de aire que se forma sobre los grandes anticiclones subtropicales semipermanentes. 5, record 2, Spanish, - masa%20de%20aire%20tropical%20mar%C3%ADtimo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Las primeras capas de aire son calientes y húmedas, pero existe un nivel a partir del cual la masa de aire cambia sus características tornándose seca y caliente. Esto es producto de las corrientes descendentes del aire desde niveles superiores (celdas de Hadley de la circulación general). 4, record 2, Spanish, - masa%20de%20aire%20tropical%20mar%C3%ADtimo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
masa de aire tropical marítima: La documentación impresa y los sitios web de fuentes reconocidas consultados hacen concordar el adjetivo "marítimo" con aire y no con masa. La concordancia de los adjetivos con "masa" se observa en fuentes menos fidedignas. 6, record 2, Spanish, - masa%20de%20aire%20tropical%20mar%C3%ADtimo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-01-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- maritime polar air
1, record 3, English, maritime%20polar%20air
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- mP 2, record 3, English, mP
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- maritime polar air mass 3, record 3, English, maritime%20polar%20air%20mass
correct
- mP 3, record 3, English, mP
correct
- mP 3, record 3, English, mP
- marine polar air mass 4, record 3, English, marine%20polar%20air%20mass
correct
- mP 4, record 3, English, mP
correct
- mP 4, record 3, English, mP
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A maritime polar air mass forms over oceans at about 40° to 60° north and south latitude. They are cool and moist air masses due to the temperature and moisture characteristics at their source region. 5, record 3, English, - maritime%20polar%20air
Record 3, Key term(s)
- polar maritime air
- maritime polar airmass
- polar maritime air mass
- polar maritime airmass
- marine polar airmass
- polar marine air mass
- polar marine airmass
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- air maritime polaire
1, record 3, French, air%20maritime%20polaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- mP 2, record 3, French, mP
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- masse d'air maritime polaire 3, record 3, French, masse%20d%27air%20maritime%20polaire
correct, feminine noun
- mP 3, record 3, French, mP
correct, feminine noun
- mP 3, record 3, French, mP
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Air maritime polaire, mP. En hiver, cette masse d’air atteint la côte du Pacifique après un long voyage en provenance de l'Ouest, au cours duquel elle a gagné un secteur où l'océan Pacifique est relativement chaud. 4, record 3, French, - air%20maritime%20polaire
Record 3, Key term(s)
- air polaire maritime
- masse d'air polaire maritime
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- masa de aire polar marítimo
1, record 3, Spanish, masa%20de%20aire%20polar%20mar%C3%ADtimo
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
- mP 1, record 3, Spanish, mP
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- aire polar marítimo 2, record 3, Spanish, aire%20polar%20mar%C3%ADtimo
correct, masculine noun
- masa de aire polar marítima 3, record 3, Spanish, masa%20de%20aire%20polar%20mar%C3%ADtima
see observation, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
masa de aire polar marítima: La documentación impresa y los sitios web de fuentes reconocidas consultados hacen concordar el adjetivo "marítimo" con aire y no con masa. La concordancia de los adjetivos con "masa" se observa en fuentes menos fidedignas. 4, record 3, Spanish, - masa%20de%20aire%20polar%20mar%C3%ADtimo
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-11-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- equatorial air mass
1, record 4, English, equatorial%20air%20mass
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- E 2, record 4, English, E
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- equatorial air 3, record 4, English, equatorial%20air
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mass of air which has been over regions close to the equator for several days and which, therefore, has become fairly warm. 4, record 4, English, - equatorial%20air%20mass
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Air masses are classified as equatorial if they develop near the equator, tropical if they originate in the low latitudes, and polar if they originate in the high latitudes. Equatorial air masses are warm and very moist, tropical air masses are warm, and polar air masses are ... well, cold. 5, record 4, English, - equatorial%20air%20mass
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Equatorial (E) air masses, [hot and extremely humid], rarely visit the contiguous United States and almost never reach Canada, but these air masses are important weather factors for the southern nations of North America: southern Mexico, Central America and many of the Atlantic island nations. 2, record 4, English, - equatorial%20air%20mass
Record 4, Key term(s)
- equatorial airmass
- equatorial air-mass
- E airmass
- E air-mass
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- masse d'air équatorial
1, record 4, French, masse%20d%27air%20%C3%A9quatorial
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- air équatorial 2, record 4, French, air%20%C3%A9quatorial
correct, masculine noun
- masse d'air équatoriale 3, record 4, French, masse%20d%27air%20%C3%A9quatoriale
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Masse d’air qui a été sur des régions proches de l’équateur pendant plusieurs jours et qui, par suite, est devenue relativement chaude. 4, record 4, French, - masse%20d%27air%20%C3%A9quatorial
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les masses d’air sont classifiées selon deux caractéristiques; la température :-très chaude : masse d’air équatoriale(E),-chaude : masse d’air tropicale(T),-froide : masse d’air polaire(P),-très froide : masse d’air arctique(A), l'humidité :-sec : masse d’air continentale(c),-humide : masse d’air maritime(m). 3, record 4, French, - masse%20d%27air%20%C3%A9quatorial
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- masa de aire ecuatorial
1, record 4, Spanish, masa%20de%20aire%20ecuatorial
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- aire ecuatorial 2, record 4, Spanish, aire%20ecuatorial
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Masa de aire que ha permanecido durante varios días en regiones próximas al Ecuador y que, por lo tanto, está relativamente caliente. 2, record 4, Spanish, - masa%20de%20aire%20ecuatorial
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-03-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pseudo-adiabatic potential wet bulb temperature 1, record 5, English, pseudo%2Dadiabatic%20potential%20wet%20bulb%20temperature
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- pseudo-adiabatic wet bulb potential temperature 2, record 5, English, pseudo%2Dadiabatic%20wet%20bulb%20potential%20temperature
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This Table contains data collected during radiosounding campaign by 4M (Meteo France). ... TETAW: This column contains the pseudo-adiabatic potential wet bulb temperature (degrees C). 1, record 5, English, - pseudo%2Dadiabatic%20potential%20wet%20bulb%20temperature
Record 5, Key term(s)
- wet-bulb pseudo-adiabatic potential temperature
- pseudoadiabatic potential wet bulb temperature
- pseudoadiabatic potential wet-bulb temperature
- pseudo-adiabatic potential wet-bulb temperature
- pseudo-adiabatic wet-bulb potential temperature
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- température pseudoadiabatique potentielle du thermomètre mouillé
1, record 5, French, temp%C3%A9rature%20pseudoadiabatique%20potentielle%20du%20thermom%C3%A8tre%20mouill%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On caractérise habituellement une masse d’air par son origine géographique [...] ainsi que par son parcours antérieur [...] Par ailleurs, les propriétés physiques et thermodynamiques de l'air qui la constituent sont précisées par un critère particulier, la température pseudoadiabatique potentielle du thermomètre mouillé qui, à chaque niveau, tient compte à la fois de la température et de la teneur en vapeur d’eau et peut être déduite des mesures effectuées par les radiosondages. On dira par exemple qu'une région est intéressée par une masse d’air polaire maritime dont la température pseudoadiabatique potentielle moyenne est de 10 °C. 2, record 5, French, - temp%C3%A9rature%20pseudoadiabatique%20potentielle%20du%20thermom%C3%A8tre%20mouill%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] sur l’émagramme : [...] point d’état : c’est la température qui est due aux énergies entre une particule et l’environnement (pression atmosphérique). [...] point de rosée : température pour laquelle l’air doit être refroidi pour qu’il y ait condensation. [...] point de condensation : réunion entre le rapport de mélange et la température du point d’état. [...] température pseudoadiabatique potentielle du thermomètre mouillé : on prolonge la courbe sur laquelle se trouvait le point de condensation jusqu’à l’altitude de pression 1000 hPa. [...] température pseudoadiabatique du thermomètre mouillé : point d’intersection entre la ligne température du point d’état et température du point de rosée, et la ligne point de condensation et température pseudoadiabatique du thermomètre mouillé. 3, record 5, French, - temp%C3%A9rature%20pseudoadiabatique%20potentielle%20du%20thermom%C3%A8tre%20mouill%C3%A9
Record 5, Key term(s)
- température pseudo-adiabatique potentielle du thermomètre mouillé
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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