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SAISON MOUSSON [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- North American monsoon system
1, record 1, English, North%20American%20monsoon%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NAMS 1, record 1, English, NAMS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- North American monsoon 2, record 1, English, North%20American%20monsoon
correct
- NAM 2, record 1, English, NAM
correct
- NAM 2, record 1, English, NAM
- Southwest United States monsoon 1, record 1, English, Southwest%20United%20States%20monsoon
correct
- Mexican monsoon 1, record 1, English, Mexican%20monsoon
correct
- Arizona monsoon 1, record 1, English, Arizona%20monsoon
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shift in the wind pattern that allows for continuous moisture to flow from the Gulf of California into the normally arid southwest region of the [United States]. 2, record 1, English, - North%20American%20monsoon%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Moisture source for the NAMS is complex with important roles played by the Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean and on a smaller scale by the Gulf of California. 1, record 1, English, - North%20American%20monsoon%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mousson nord-américaine
1, record 1, French, mousson%20nord%2Dam%C3%A9ricaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mousson de l'Amérique du Nord 2, record 1, French, mousson%20de%20l%27Am%C3%A9rique%20du%20Nord
correct, feminine noun
- mousson mexicaine 2, record 1, French, mousson%20mexicaine
correct, feminine noun
- mousson de l'Arizona 2, record 1, French, mousson%20de%20l%27Arizona
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mousson qui a lieu au sud-ouest des États-Unis et au nord-ouest du Mexique. 2, record 1, French, - mousson%20nord%2Dam%C3%A9ricaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Jusqu'à récemment on pensait que la mousson était un phénomène propre à l'Asie. Or d’autres parties du monde en connaissent. On s’est demandé jusque dans les années 1990 si la saison des pluies qui touche les États-Unis entre juin et septembre était une mousson. Les météorologistes ont fini par conclure que oui et l'ont baptisée mousson nord-américaine. 3, record 1, French, - mousson%20nord%2Dam%C3%A9ricaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-11-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- differentiated warming
1, record 2, English, differentiated%20warming
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réchauffement différencié
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9chauffement%20diff%C3%A9renci%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
MOUSSON : Type de circulation atmosphérique caractérisée par un changement marqué de la direction des vents d’une saison à l'autre. Le terme est généralement limité au cas typique du réchauffement différencié(changement de sens de l'été à l'hiver) entre un continent et l'océan avoisinant. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9chauffement%20diff%C3%A9renci%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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 2004-03-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Farming Techniques
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- rain-fed farming
1, record 4, English, rain%2Dfed%20farming
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- rain-fed agriculture 2, record 4, English, rain%2Dfed%20agriculture
correct
- rain-fed crop 3, record 4, English, rain%2Dfed%20crop
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The growing of crops or animals under conditions of natural rainfall. 4, record 4, English, - rain%2Dfed%20farming
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Water may be stored in the crop field by bunding, as with lowland rain-fed rice, but no water is available from permanent water storage areas. 4, record 4, English, - rain%2Dfed%20farming
Record 4, Key term(s)
- rain fed farming
- rain fed agriculture
- rain fed crop
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Techniques agricoles
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- culture sous-pluie
1, record 4, French, culture%20sous%2Dpluie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- culture sous pluie 2, record 4, French, culture%20sous%20pluie
correct, feminine noun
- culture pluviale 3, record 4, French, culture%20pluviale
correct, feminine noun
- agriculture pluviale 4, record 4, French, agriculture%20pluviale
correct, feminine noun
- culture non irriguée 5, record 4, French, culture%20non%20irrigu%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agriculture pratiquée (dans les pays tropicaux) pendant la saison des pluies. 1, record 4, French, - culture%20sous%2Dpluie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La préparation du sol(défrichement, brûlis) se fait à la fin de la saison sèche, les semailles aux premières pluies et la récolte à la fin de la saison des pluies ou au début de la saison sèche. Un type en est la culture dite kharif dans l'Inde, qui correspond à la mousson pluvieuse d’été. 1, record 4, French, - culture%20sous%2Dpluie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Mieux vaut employer l’expression de culture ou d’agriculture sous pluie que celle d’agriculture sèche, parfois utilisée pour l’opposer à l’agriculture irriguée (mil sous pluie, riz sous pluie, et non mil en culture sèche ou riz de montagne). 1, record 4, French, - culture%20sous%2Dpluie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas agrícolas
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- cultivo de secano
1, record 4, Spanish, cultivo%20de%20secano
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-09-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- reversal of the monsoon
1, record 5, English, reversal%20of%20the%20monsoon
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- monsoon reversal 2, record 5, English, monsoon%20reversal
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Replacement of the winter monsoon by the summer monsoon and vice versa. 3, record 5, English, - reversal%20of%20the%20monsoon
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
April can get uncomfortably warm with very light to calm winds. Actually this is the month of the monsoon reversal. 2, record 5, English, - reversal%20of%20the%20monsoon
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- renversement de la mousson
1, record 5, French, renversement%20de%20la%20mousson
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Remplacement de la mousson d’hiver par la mousson d’été et vice versa. 2, record 5, French, - renversement%20de%20la%20mousson
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En été les dépressions thermiques continentales favorisent l'arrivée sur les continents de masses d’air maritime très humide accompagnées de nuages abondants et de précipitations, souvent diluviennes, c'est la saison des pluies; en hiver au contraire, les hautes pressions qui s’établissent sur les continents entraînent l'advection d’air continental beaucoup plus sec, c'est la saison sèche. Le renversement de la mousson caractérise le passage d’une saison à l'autre. 3, record 5, French, - renversement%20de%20la%20mousson
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Climatología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- cambio de dirección del monzón
1, record 5, Spanish, cambio%20de%20direcci%C3%B3n%20del%20monz%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sustitución del monzón de invierno por el monzón de verano y viceversa. 1, record 5, Spanish, - cambio%20de%20direcci%C3%B3n%20del%20monz%C3%B3n
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-05-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- monsoon season
1, record 6, English, monsoon%20season
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The period when the summer monsoon blows onto the continent. 2, record 6, English, - monsoon%20season
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- époque de la mousson
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9poque%20de%20la%20mousson
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- saison de la mousson 2, record 6, French, saison%20de%20la%20mousson
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période où la mousson d’été souffle vers le continent. 3, record 6, French, - %C3%A9poque%20de%20la%20mousson
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au Népal, les conditions climatiques sont très variables d’une région à l'autre [...] l'été, de mai à octobre, est la saison de la mousson; la pluie inonde le Terai et la neige recouvre les hauts sommets; les sentiers sont infestés de sangsues et c'est la période des inondations dans le sud(Terai) et des glissements de terrains dans les montagnes [...] 2, record 6, French, - %C3%A9poque%20de%20la%20mousson
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Climatología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- estación del monzón
1, record 6, Spanish, estaci%C3%B3n%20del%20monz%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Epoca del año en que sopla el monzón de verano hacia el continente. 1, record 6, Spanish, - estaci%C3%B3n%20del%20monz%C3%B3n
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-12-31
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- tropical monsoon climate
1, record 7, English, tropical%20monsoon%20climate
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of Köppen's tropical rainy climates; it is sufficiently warm and rainy to produce tropical rainforest vegetation, but it does exhibit the monsoon influence in that it has a winter dry season. 1, record 7, English, - tropical%20monsoon%20climate
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- climat de mousson tropicale
1, record 7, French, climat%20de%20mousson%20tropicale
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un des climats pluvieux tropicaux de Köppen; il est assez chaud et pluvieux pour produire une végétation de forêt ombrophile tropicale, mais sa saison hivernale sèche indique l'influence de la mousson. 1, record 7, French, - climat%20de%20mousson%20tropicale
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Climatología
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- clima del monzón tropical
1, record 7, Spanish, clima%20del%20monz%C3%B3n%20tropical
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Uno de los climas lluviosos tropicales de Köppen; es suficientemente cálido y lluvioso para producir una vegetación de clima tropical, pero su estación invernal seca indica la influencia del monzón. 1, record 7, Spanish, - clima%20del%20monz%C3%B3n%20tropical
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