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TROU OZONE POLAIRE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-03-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polar vortex
1, record 1, English, polar%20vortex
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- circumpolar vortex 2, record 1, English, circumpolar%20vortex
correct
- polar cyclone 3, record 1, English, polar%20cyclone
- polar low 3, record 1, English, polar%20low
- circumpolar whirl 3, record 1, English, circumpolar%20whirl
- polar whirl 4, record 1, English, polar%20whirl
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The planetary-scale cyclonic circulation, centered generally in the polar regions, extending from the middle troposphere to the stratosphere. 5, record 1, English, - polar%20vortex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The westerly airflow is largely a manifestation of the thermal wind above the polar frontal zone of middle and subpolar latitudes. The vortex is strongest in winter when the pole-to-equator temperature gradient is strongest. In the Northern Hemisphere, the vortex has two centers in the mean, one near Baffin Island and the other over northeast Siberia. 5, record 1, English, - polar%20vortex
Record 1, Key term(s)
- circum-polar whirl
- circum-polar vortex
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tourbillon circumpolaire
1, record 1, French, tourbillon%20circumpolaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tourbillon circompolaire 2, record 1, French, tourbillon%20circompolaire
correct, masculine noun
- tourbillon polaire 2, record 1, French, tourbillon%20polaire
correct, masculine noun
- vortex polaire 3, record 1, French, vortex%20polaire
see observation, masculine noun
- cyclone polaire 2, record 1, French, cyclone%20polaire
masculine noun
- dépression polaire 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pression%20polaire
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tourbillon créé en haute troposphère, au-dessus de chacun des pôles géographiques, par la circulation cyclonique des vents d’ouest. 2, record 1, French, - tourbillon%20circumpolaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le phénomène du trou d’ozone est renforcé par l'existence de ce que l'on nomme le vortex polaire, un modèle de circulation particulier à la stratosphère au-dessus du pôle sud au cours de l'hiver austral et qui isole cette région de son environnement [...] 4, record 1, French, - tourbillon%20circumpolaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le tourbillon circumpolaire isole la couche d’ozone polaire des masses d’air environnantes, plus riches en ozone. 2, record 1, French, - tourbillon%20circumpolaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans les textes techniques récents, probablement sous l’influence de l’anglais, c’est le terme «vortex polaire» qu’on emploie généralement. 2, record 1, French, - tourbillon%20circumpolaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- vortex circumpolaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vórtice polar
1, record 1, Spanish, v%C3%B3rtice%20polar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- torbellino polar 2, record 1, Spanish, torbellino%20polar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zona semi aislada de circulación ciclónica constituida cada invierno en la estratosfera polar. 3, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%B3rtice%20polar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El vórtice polar austral es más fuerte que el septentrional. El vórtice aumenta el agotamiento del ozono al retener aire muy frío que contiene aerosoles y en el cual pueden tener lugar las reacciones de destrucción del ozono. 3, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%B3rtice%20polar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Al fenómeno que azota EE.UU. [Estados Unidos] se lo denomina “vórtice polar”. Es un sistema de baja presión profunda que se extiende a los niveles superiores de la atmósfera y hace descender masas heladas de aire que, por lo general, circulan alrededor del Círculo Polar Ártico. 4, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%B3rtice%20polar
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Biochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nitrogenous constituent
1, record 2, English, nitrogenous%20constituent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The nitrogenous constituents of sow's milk are responsible in the neonatal pig for immunological competence as well as protein nutrition. 2, record 2, English, - nitrogenous%20constituent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Microbial fermentation in the reticulo-rumen considerably modifies the nature of the nitrogenous constituents reaching the small intestine, the main site of digestion and absorption of protein in ruminants. 3, record 2, English, - nitrogenous%20constituent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Biochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- constituant azoté
1, record 2, French, constituant%20azot%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
Évolution temporelle de la séparation du vortex polaire au-dessus de l'Antarctique. [...] Associé à l'augmentation du ClO(constituant destructeur de l'ozone) et à la diminution de constituants azotés(HNO3 et NO2) dans les deux lobes du vortex(matérialisés par les faibles valeurs de N2O), l'ozone décroît(trou d’ozone). 2, record 2, French, - constituant%20azot%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Constituants azotés propres au fromage. Au cours de la phase de maturation enzymatique du fromage (ou affinage), la protéolyse partielle de la matière première (essentiellement la caséine insoluble) libère un ensemble de produits de dégradation azotés. Ces substances solubles sont des oligopeptides, des acides aminés et des amines de l’ammoniac et même des acides gras courts (produits de désamination). 3, record 2, French, - constituant%20azot%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
matières azotées totales (MAT) : Ensemble des constituants azotés d’un aliment. En supposant que les matières azotées contiennent en moyenne 16 % d’azote, MAT = 6,25 N total. 4, record 2, French, - constituant%20azot%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-08-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vortex breakdown
1, record 3, English, vortex%20breakdown
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The disappearance of the circumpolar vortex when the polar night of winter ends. 2, record 3, English, - vortex%20breakdown
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rupture du tourbillon
1, record 3, French, rupture%20du%20tourbillon
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- effondrement du tourbillon 1, record 3, French, effondrement%20du%20tourbillon
correct, masculine noun
- rupture du vortex 2, record 3, French, rupture%20du%20vortex
correct, feminine noun
- effondrement du vortex 2, record 3, French, effondrement%20du%20vortex
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disparition du tourbillon circumpolaire au moment où prend fin la nuit de l’hiver polaire. 2, record 3, French, - rupture%20du%20tourbillon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Depuis quelques années, c'est au printemps polaire, après la rupture du vortex, qu'apparaît le trou d’ozone. 2, record 3, French, - rupture%20du%20tourbillon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- desaparición del vórtice
1, record 3, Spanish, desaparici%C3%B3n%20del%20v%C3%B3rtice
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-06-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- polar stratospheric cloud
1, record 4, English, polar%20stratospheric%20cloud
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- PSC 1, record 4, English, PSC
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- stratospheric cloud 2, record 4, English, stratospheric%20cloud
correct
- polar ice cloud 2, record 4, English, polar%20ice%20cloud
correct
- stratospheric ice cloud 2, record 4, English, stratospheric%20ice%20cloud
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... nacreous clouds ... form at stratospheric altitudes (15-30 km) in local temperature minima caused by atmospheric "lee" waves. The waves form when strong winds blow from the Atlantic across the Scandinavian mountain chain, towards Kiruna. Nacreous clouds are one type of polar stratospheric cloud (PSC). PSCs are an important factor in the breakdown of stratospheric ozone - ozone destruction through reaction with active chlorine compounds proceeds much faster on the surface of cloud particles than it would if the clouds were not there. 3, record 4, English, - polar%20stratospheric%20cloud
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- nuage stratosphérique polaire
1, record 4, French, nuage%20stratosph%C3%A9rique%20polaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- nuage polaire 2, record 4, French, nuage%20polaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nuage glacé typique de la stratosphère polaire. 2, record 4, French, - nuage%20stratosph%C3%A9rique%20polaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon certaines hypothèses, ces nuages, qui résultent de la sublimation de l'air du tourbillon polaire, ou de l'humidité présente dans l'air ambiant, précéderaient le trou d’ozone au moment de leur évaporation au printemps antarctique. On croit que ces nuages de glace contiendraient du chlore et que la réactivation des molécules de chlore au printemps serait à l'origine du trou d’ozone printanier. 2, record 4, French, - nuage%20stratosph%C3%A9rique%20polaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les nuages glacés apparaissent plus fréquemment au-dessus de l’Antarctique que de l’Arctique. 2, record 4, French, - nuage%20stratosph%C3%A9rique%20polaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans l’étude des phénomènes reliés à l’ozone, on désigne souvent les nuages stratosphériques polaires par le terme abrégé nuages polaires bien qu’il existe aussi des nuages troposphériques au-dessus des pôles. 2, record 4, French, - nuage%20stratosph%C3%A9rique%20polaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- nube estratosférica polar
1, record 4, Spanish, nube%20estratosf%C3%A9rica%20polar
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
- NEP 1, record 4, Spanish, NEP
feminine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-02-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- Climate Change
- Climatology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- minihole
1, record 5, English, minihole
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Small hole in the ozone layer that appears near but outside the polar night region and lasting only several days. 2, record 5, English, - minihole
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Changements climatiques
- Climatologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- trou d’ozone secondaire
1, record 5, French, trou%20d%26rsquo%3Bozone%20secondaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- trou secondaire 2, record 5, French, trou%20secondaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trou d’ozone, beaucoup plus petit que le trou antarctique, qui apparaît à proximité mais à l'extérieur de la zone de nuit polaire et qui dure quelques jours avant de disparaître. 2, record 5, French, - trou%20d%26rsquo%3Bozone%20secondaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En septembre, les trous secondaires se multiplient, se recoupent et forment une zone, de plus en plus étendue, très pauvre en ozone. Il semble que les conditions météorologiques différentes dans l’Arctique ne favorisent pas l’éclosion de ces trous secondaires. 2, record 5, French, - trou%20d%26rsquo%3Bozone%20secondaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aucun terme vraiment technique n’est attesté, ni en français ni en anglais, pour désigner cette réalité. 2, record 5, French, - trou%20d%26rsquo%3Bozone%20secondaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
- Cambio climático
- Climatología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- agujero secundario en la capa de ozono
1, record 5, Spanish, agujero%20secundario%20en%20la%20capa%20de%20ozono
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- agujero secundario en la ozonosfera 1, record 5, Spanish, agujero%20secundario%20en%20la%20ozonosfera
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agujero pequeño de la capa de ozono que aparece cerca de la región de la noche polar, pero fuera del límite de la misma, y que dura sólo algunos dás. 2, record 5, Spanish, - agujero%20secundario%20en%20la%20capa%20de%20ozono
Record 6 - internal organization data 1990-05-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- polar hole
1, record 6, English, polar%20hole
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- trou d'ozone polaire
1, record 6, French, trou%20d%27ozone%20polaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- trou polaire 1, record 6, French, trou%20polaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trou d’ozone situé au-dessus de l’un ou de l’autre des pôles géographiques. 1, record 6, French, - trou%20d%27ozone%20polaire
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue le trou d’ozone antarctique du trou d’ozone arctique. 1, record 6, French, - trou%20d%27ozone%20polaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1990-05-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- expansion of the ozone hole
1, record 7, English, expansion%20of%20the%20ozone%20hole
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- extension du trou d’ozone
1, record 7, French, extension%20du%20trou%20d%26rsquo%3Bozone
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- extension du trou 1, record 7, French, extension%20du%20trou
correct, feminine noun
- extension horizontale du trou 1, record 7, French, extension%20horizontale%20du%20trou
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élargissement du trou d’ozone constaté après chacune des expéditions organisées pour mesurer la quantité totale d’ozone polaire. 1, record 7, French, - extension%20du%20trou%20d%26rsquo%3Bozone
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le trou ne peut que s’étendre horizontalement puisque la mesure des quantités totales d’ozone donne peu d’indications quant à la profondeur de ce trou. 1, record 7, French, - extension%20du%20trou%20d%26rsquo%3Bozone
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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