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NON ADIABATIQUE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Heat (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nonadiabatic 1, record 1, English, nonadiabatic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Chaleur (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- non adiabatique 1, record 1, French, non%20adiabatique
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-02-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
- Thermodynamics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dry adiabatic
1, record 2, English, dry%20adiabatic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dry adiabat 1, record 2, English, dry%20adiabat
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Curve on a thermodynamic diagram representing the temperature changes of a small mass of dry air lifted in a dry-adiabatic process. 2, record 2, English, - dry%20adiabatic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
- Thermodynamique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- adiabatique sèche
1, record 2, French, adiabatique%20s%C3%A8che
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- adiabatique de l’air sec 2, record 2, French, adiabatique%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bair%20sec
correct, feminine noun
- ligne adiabatique sèche 3, record 2, French, ligne%20adiabatique%20s%C3%A8che
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe d’un diagramme thermodynamique représentant les variations de température d’une petite masse d’air sec soulevée par un processus adiabatique de l’air sec. 4, record 2, French, - adiabatique%20s%C3%A8che
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Décroissance adiabatique de l'air sec ou non saturé. Une particule d’air sec qui s’élève se refroidit de 1 degré C tous les 100 m, du sol à la tropopause. Inversement elle se réchauffe de 1 degré C tous les 100 m en descendant. [...] La courbe qui figure cette décroissance s’appelle l'adiabatique sèche ou l'adiabatique. On la désigne en abrégé par la notation y d(y=gradient; d=dry : sec). 5, record 2, French, - adiabatique%20s%C3%A8che
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] la ligne adiabatique sèche [...] représente le refroidissement que subirait par exemple une bulle d’air de température 10 °C à 1000hPa, s’élevant sous l’effet d’un excédent de température par rapport à l’air ambiant. Grâce à cette ligne adiabatique, on peut trouver facilement l’altitude maximum qu’atteindrait cette bulle [...]. 3, record 2, French, - adiabatique%20s%C3%A8che
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
- Termodinámica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- adiabática del aire seco
1, record 2, Spanish, adiab%C3%A1tica%20del%20aire%20seco
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- adiabata seca 1, record 2, Spanish, adiabata%20seca
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Curva que representa, en un diagrama termodinámico, los cambios de temperatura de una pequeña masa de aire seco elevada por un proceso adiabático del aire seco. 1, record 2, Spanish, - adiab%C3%A1tica%20del%20aire%20seco
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-06-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- transformation
1, record 3, English, transformation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The operation of changing (as by rotation or mapping) one configuration or expression into another in accordance with a mathematical rule. 1, record 3, English, - transformation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- transformation
1, record 3, French, transformation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération qui consiste à changer (par mappage, rotation, translation, etc.) une configuration ou une expression mathématique dans une autre en appliquant une règle donnée. 1, record 3, French, - transformation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
La transformation se comprime, s’étire, pivote sur un tore. 1, record 3, French, - transformation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
itérer, répéter, rester invariant dans/par/sous une transformation. 1, record 3, French, - transformation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 PHR
transformation adiabatique, affine, analytique, bijective, congruente, conique, continue, contractante, dilatante, discontinue, élémentaire, fractale, homogène, identique, injective, inverse, inversible, itérative, laplacienne, linéaire, locale, non homogène, orthogonale, quadratique, polynomiale, rectangulaire, réflexive, rigide, sphérique, surjective, symétrique, unimodulaire. 1, record 3, French, - transformation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 PHR
transformation de condensation, de Laplace, de Lorentz, de Möbius, d’équivalence métrique, de pavage, d’identité, d’obliquité, par contraction, par dilatation, sur une sphère de Riemann. 1, record 3, French, - transformation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 PHR
domaine, groupe, itération de transformation, produit de deux transformations, vitesse de transformation. 1, record 3, French, - transformation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- transformación
1, record 3, Spanish, transformaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-05-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- potential instability
1, record 4, English, potential%20instability
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- convective instability 1, record 4, English, convective%20instability
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
State of a column or layer of unsaturated air which becomes unstable if lifted bodily until completely saturated and if its lapse rate is then greater than the saturated-adiabatic lapse rate. 2, record 4, English, - potential%20instability
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- instabilité potentielle
1, record 4, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20potentielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- instabilité convective 1, record 4, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20convective
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État d’une colonne ou d’une couche d’air non saturé qui devient instable si elle est soulevée en masse jusqu'à saturation complète et si son gradient vertical est alors plus grand que le gradient vertical de l'adiabatique saturée. 2, record 4, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20potentielle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- inestabilidad potencial
1, record 4, Spanish, inestabilidad%20potencial
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- inestabilidad convectiva 1, record 4, Spanish, inestabilidad%20convectiva
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estado de una columna o de una capa de aire sin saturar que se hace inestable cuando se eleva globalmente hasta la saturación completa y cuando su gradiente vertical es mayor que el gradiente vertical adiabático del aire saturado. 1, record 4, Spanish, - inestabilidad%20potencial
Record 5 - internal organization data 1995-12-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Energy (Physics)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- conservation of energy
1, record 5, English, conservation%20of%20energy
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
As applied to atmospheric motions, the principle which states that the sum of the kinetic (K), the internal (I) and the potential (P) energies over the entire atmosphere, namely the total energy, can only change if non-adiabatic or frictional processes are present. Therefore, for adiabatic, frictionless flow, I + K + P = constant. 1, record 5, English, - conservation%20of%20energy
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Énergie (Physique)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- conservation de l’énergie
1, record 5, French, conservation%20de%20l%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9nergie
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relativement aux mouvements atmosphériques, principe selon lequel la somme des énergies cinétique(K), interne(I) et potentielle(P) pour l'atmosphère entière, c.-à-d. l'énergie totale, ne peut changer que si des processus non adiabatiques ou de frottement se produisent. Ainsi, pour un flux adiabatique et sans frottement, I + K + P=constante. 1, record 5, French, - conservation%20de%20l%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9nergie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Energía (Física)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- conservación de la energía
1, record 5, Spanish, conservaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20energ%C3%ADa
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aplicado a los movimientos atmosféricos, el principio que indica que la suma de las energías cinética (K), interna (I) y potencial (P) en toda la atmósfera, esto es, la energía total, sólo puede cambiar si se producen procesos no adiabáticos o de rozamiento. Por consiguiente, para el flujo adiabático sin rozamiento: I + K + P = constante. 1, record 5, Spanish, - conservaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20energ%C3%ADa
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