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Record 1 2022-12-16

English

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

... an indicator of drought calculated as the difference between annual precipitation and ... the potential loss of water vapour from a landscape covered by vegetation ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

[...] indicateur de sécheresse représentant la différence entre les précipitations annuelles et [...] la possible perte d'eau par évaporation dans un milieu couvert de végétation [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Magnetism
DEF

The magnetizing force which must be applied to a magnetic material in a direction opposite to the residual induction to reduce the intrinsic induction to zero.

OBS

The formula "Hcl" is written H subscript cl.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Magnétisme

Spanish

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