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APPROXIMATION GEOSTROPHIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- geostrophic approximation
1, record 1, English, geostrophic%20approximation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Identification of the actual wind at a point or points over an area with the corresponding geostrophic wind or winds. 1, record 1, English, - geostrophic%20approximation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Use of this approximation implies that the Rossby number of the flow is small. 1, record 1, English, - geostrophic%20approximation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- approximation géostrophique
1, record 1, French, approximation%20g%C3%A9ostrophique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Assimilation du vent vrai en un ou plusieurs points d'une zone au vent géostrophique correspondant en ce ou ces points. 1, record 1, French, - approximation%20g%C3%A9ostrophique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'utilisation de cette approximation suppose que le nombre de Rossby du flux est petit. 1, record 1, French, - approximation%20g%C3%A9ostrophique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aproximación geostrófica
1, record 1, Spanish, aproximaci%C3%B3n%20geostr%C3%B3fica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Identificación del viento real en un punto o puntos de una zona con el correspondiente viento geostrófico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - aproximaci%C3%B3n%20geostr%C3%B3fica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El uso de esta aproximación implica que el número de Rossby del flujo es pequeño. 1, record 1, Spanish, - aproximaci%C3%B3n%20geostr%C3%B3fica
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