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ONDE MAREE [3 records]

Record 1 2023-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
DEF

A long-period wave associated with the tide-producing forces of the Moon and Sun; identified with the rising and falling of the tide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
CONT

D'origine astronomique, l'onde de marée est une oscillation du niveau marin, de période de l'ordre de la demi-journée et d'une amplitude verticale de plusieurs mètres sur la façade atlantique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
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Record 2 2003-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
CONT

Although some globally-scattered seasonal morphologies of wave intensities exist, much remains to be done, e.g. the assessment of geographic location (mountainous, continental, coastal) upon wave activity; the development of global climatologies; relationships to weather disturbances in the lower atmosphere, which themselves have geographical/seasonal variations ...; the clarification of tidal-gravity wave coupling ...; and the assessment of gravity wave fluxes passing into the thermosphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Pulsation de l'onde généralement exprimée en degrés sexagésimaux par heure de temps moyen.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
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