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SAISON OURAGANS [2 records]

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Record 1 2013-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

The portion of the year having [a] relatively high incidence of hurricanes.

CONT

The hurricane season in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico runs from June 1 to November 30. The hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific basin runs from May 15 to November 30. The hurricane season in the Central Pacific basin runs from June 1 to November 30.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Partie de l’année où les ouragans sont les plus fréquents.

CONT

Dans l'Atlantique Nord, la saison des ouragans s’échelonne officiellement du 1er juin au 30 novembre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
DEF

Determination of the position of a hurricane at successive times, by radar or satellite or some other means, in order to draw its trajectory on a chart and forecast its probable positions.

CONT

Hurricane tracking and estimation in the United States is centered in the federal government's [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA]) National Hurricane Center in Coral Gables, Florida.

OBS

NOAA National Hurricane Center - maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern Pacific from May 15 through November 30.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
DEF

Détection et analyse, au moyen d’un radar, des phénomènes météorologiques fournissant un écho radioélectrique (régions de précipitations de type averse).

CONT

[...] National Hurricane Center (Etats-Unis), une agence de surveillance des ouragans, couvrant en particulier la zone caraïbe.

OBS

Le [Centre canadien de télédétection](CCT) a mis sur pied un programme nommé «Surveillance des ouragans» impliquant l'acquisition d’images RADARSAT en mode ScanSAR faisceau large(SCW) durant la saison des ouragans du Bassin de l'Atlantique pour 1999(soit d’août à octobre inclusivement). L'Agence spatiale canadienne(ASC) et les Atlantic Oceanographic Meteorological Laboratories(AOML) de la NOAA collaborent avec le CCT dans le cadre de ce projet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
DEF

Determinación de la posición de un huracán a horas sucesivas, por medio de radar u otro método, con objeto de poder trazar en un mapa su trayectoria presente y deducir las probables posiciones futuras.

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