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SAISON CLIMATIQUE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- climatic year
1, record 1, English, climatic%20year
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A continuous twelve-month period during which a complete annual climatic cycle occurs, and which is selected to provide a more meaningful comparison of meteorological data. 2, record 1, English, - climatic%20year
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Average air temperatures are given by climatic years (i.e., one year from the end of the thawing season in late September to the beginning of the freezing season in October the following year). 3, record 1, English, - climatic%20year
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- année climatique
1, record 1, French, ann%C3%A9e%20climatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période continue de douze mois pendant laquelle se produit un cycle climatique annuel complet, choisie pour permettre une comparaison plus significative des données météorologiques. 2, record 1, French, - ann%C3%A9e%20climatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les températures moyennes de l'air sont présentées par année climatique(c'est-à-dire une année entre la fin de la saison de dégel fin septembre et le début de la saison de gel en octobre de l'année suivante). 3, record 1, French, - ann%C3%A9e%20climatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Climatología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- año climático
1, record 1, Spanish, a%C3%B1o%20clim%C3%A1tico
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período de 12 meses consecutivos, durante el cual se produce un ciclo climático anual completo, y que se selecciona para permitir una comparación más significativa de los datos meteorológicos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - a%C3%B1o%20clim%C3%A1tico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-03-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
- River and Sea Navigation
- Safety (Water Transport)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- strong wind warning
1, record 2, English, strong%20wind%20warning
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- small craft warning 2, record 2, English, small%20craft%20warning
former designation, correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A warning issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada's Meteorological Service (MSC) if a wind speed of 20 to 33 knots inclusive, is forecast or observed over coastal or inland water bodies during the recreational boating season. 3, record 2, English, - strong%20wind%20warning
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
- Sécurité (Transport par eau)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- avertissement de vent fort
1, record 2, French, avertissement%20de%20vent%20fort
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- avertissement pour petites embarcations 2, record 2, French, avertissement%20pour%20petites%20embarcations
former designation, correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Avertissement émis par le Service météorologique du Canada(SMC) d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada lorsqu'on prévoit ou qu'on observe des vents dont la vitesse varie de 20 à 33 nœuds inclusivement dans des secteurs côtiers ou sur des plans d’eau intérieurs durant la saison de la navigation de plaisance. 1, record 2, French, - avertissement%20de%20vent%20fort
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
- Navegación fluvial y marítima
- Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- advertencia de viento fuerte
1, record 2, Spanish, advertencia%20de%20viento%20fuerte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- aviso de viento fuerte 2, record 2, Spanish, aviso%20de%20viento%20fuerte
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] al sur de Arizona está vigente una advertencia de viento fuerte para el área de Sierra Vista. 1, record 2, Spanish, - advertencia%20de%20viento%20fuerte
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- monsoon
1, record 3, English, monsoon
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- monsoon circulation 2, record 3, English, monsoon%20circulation
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wind in the general atmospheric circulation, typified by a seasonally persistent wind direction and by a pronounced change in direction from one season to another. 3, record 3, English, - monsoon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A monsoon circulation is similar to a sea/land breeze, except that it occurs over a much larger area. The most famous monsoon circulation occurs over India and southeast Asia. During the summer, the air over the continent becomes much warmer than the water surface, so the surface air moves from the water to the land. The humid air from the water converges with dry air from over the continent and produces precipitation over the region. Additional lifting from hills and mountains causes copious amounts of precipitation to occur, over 400 inches at some locations! During the winter the flow reverses and the dominant surface flow moves from the land to the water. 4, record 3, English, - monsoon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term is generally confined to a situation where the primary cause is the differential heating (changing in sense from summer to winter) between a continent and the adjacent ocean. 3, record 3, English, - monsoon
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mousson
1, record 3, French, mousson
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- circulation de la mousson 2, record 3, French, circulation%20de%20la%20mousson
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent de la circulation atmosphérique générale caractérisé par la persistance saisonnière d’une direction de vent et par un changement marqué de cette direction d’une saison à l’autre. 3, record 3, French, - mousson
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le régime de mousson affecte des zones intertropicales et plus particulièrement l’Inde, l’Insulinde et l’Extrême-Orient. Il est dû, en particulier, aux contrastes thermiques qui s’inversent de l’été à l’hiver, entre le continent asiatique et les océans Indien et Pacifique; ces contrastes contribuent à modifier profondément le champ de pression et donc la direction des flux atmosphériques. 4, record 3, French, - mousson
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le régime climatique au Sénégal est caractérisé par l'existence de deux saisons : une saison chaude et pluvieuse(hivernage), marquée par la circulation de la mousson de juin à octobre et une saison sèche durant laquelle soufflent les alizés continentaux à dominante Nord/Nord-ouest. 5, record 3, French, - mousson
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme est généralement limité au cas où la cause primaire est le réchauffement différentiel (changement de sens de l’été à l’hiver) entre un continent et l’océan avoisinant. 3, record 3, French, - mousson
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
mousson d’été, d’hiver. 6, record 3, French, - mousson
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
mousson estivale, hivernale. 6, record 3, French, - mousson
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- monzón
1, record 3, Spanish, monz%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- viento monzón 2, record 3, Spanish, viento%20monz%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Viento, que forma parte de la circulación general de la atmósfera, caracterizado por la persistencia estacional de una dirección dada del viento y por un cambio brusco de dicha dirección al pasar de una estación a otra. 3, record 3, Spanish, - monz%C3%B3n
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Monzón [es el] nombre de ciertos vientos periódicos cuya dirección varía según las estaciones. [Es] un sistema de vientos estacionales que soplan alternativamente del mar y de la tierra. Su causa principal reside en las diferencias de temperatura que existen entre los mares y los continentes. 4, record 3, Spanish, - monz%C3%B3n
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El término se aplica, en general, a aquellos casos en que la causa primaria es el calentamiento diferencial (cuyo signo cambia del verano al invierno) entre un continente y el océano próximo. 3, record 3, Spanish, - monz%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-02-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hypobiosis
1, record 4, English, hypobiosis
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The condition of larval inhibition (hypobiosis) is thought to be analogous to diapause in insects and serves to allow [Ostertagia] ostertagi [medium or brown stomach worm] to avoid the harmful effects of winter in the northern hemisphere and the hot summer conditions in the south. 1, record 4, English, - hypobiosis
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hypobiose
1, record 4, French, hypobiose
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque les conditions sont défavorables(hiver des pays tempérés et méditerranéens, ou saison sèche des pays tropicaux) les larves de premier stade entrent en hypobiose : leur développement est alors interrompu en attendant l'amélioration climatique. Ce comportement adaptatif se répercute sur la démographie saisonnière des larves infestantes chez le mouton. 1, record 4, French, - hypobiose
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento animal
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- hipobiosis
1, record 4, Spanish, hipobiosis
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- inhibición larvaria 1, record 4, Spanish, inhibici%C3%B3n%20larvaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-03-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography (General)
- Climatology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- intertropical region
1, record 5, English, intertropical%20region
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The intertropical regions of the earth, having in greatest perfection the conditions favourable to life, or in other words having a large share of solar heat and light, have an exuberant growth of vegetable life and a redundance of animal existence. 1, record 5, English, - intertropical%20region
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intertropical: Of or pertaining to regions between the tropics; tropical. 2, record 5, English, - intertropical%20region
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Climatologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- région intertropicale
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9gion%20intertropicale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La région intertropicale est définie astronomiquement par la portion du globe terrestre où le soleil passe au zénith au moins une fois dans l'année. À cette échelle, elle est caractérisée par une photopériode très peu variable, une saison des pluies pendant l'été, coïncidant avec le passage du soleil au zénith et l'importance des vents et des cyclones [...] La région intertropicale se distingue donc des autres régions sur le plan climatique, ce qui justifie que les facteurs climatiques aient souvent été mis en cause pour expliquer sa plus grande richesse. 2, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9gion%20intertropicale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les régions intertropicales sont les plus chauffées par le Soleil et l’énergie qui n’est pas réémise vers l’espace est transférée vers les hautes latitudes, nord ou sud. 3, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9gion%20intertropicale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intertropical : adj. Qui est situé entre les tropiques. 4, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9gion%20intertropicale
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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