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APPROXIMATION BOUSSINESQ [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-05-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Boussinesq approximation
1, record 1, English, Boussinesq%20approximation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An approximation used in atmospheric modelling which neglects variations in the fluid density except in the buoyancy forcing term of the equations of motion. 2, record 1, English, - Boussinesq%20approximation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Boussinesq approximation is basically an assumption of moderate heating reasonably valid in usual experimental situations .... Mechanically, the fluid can be treated as incompressible and all density fluctuations neglected except in the buoyancy term. 3, record 1, English, - Boussinesq%20approximation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- approximation de Boussinesq
1, record 1, French, approximation%20de%20Boussinesq
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Approximation utilisée dans les modèles atmosphériques qui néglige, dans les équations du mouvement, les variations de la densité du fluide, sauf dans le terme de poussée hydrostatique. 2, record 1, French, - approximation%20de%20Boussinesq
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'approximation de Boussinesq repose essentiellement sur une hypothèse de chauffage modéré, raisonnablement valide dans les configurations expérimentales habituelles [...] Du point de vue mécanique, le fluide peut être considéré comme incompressible et toutes les fluctuations de densité négligeables excepté dans le terme de poussée d'Archimède. 3, record 1, French, - approximation%20de%20Boussinesq
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
- Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aproximación de Boussinesq
1, record 1, Spanish, aproximaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Boussinesq
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aproximación utilizada en los modelos atmosféricos por la cual se acepta que las variaciones de densidad de un fluido son despreciables en todos los términos de las ecuaciones de movimiento, excepto en aquellos donde aparece el empuje ascensional. 2, record 1, Spanish, - aproximaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Boussinesq
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