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WATT METRE CARRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Heat (Physics)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- watt per square meter
1, record 1, English, watt%20per%20square%20meter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- W/m² 2, record 1, English, W%2Fm%C2%B2
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ten percent in January wind chill values exceed 2000 W/m² (equivalent to minus 42 degrees) in Southern Manitoba .... 3, record 1, English, - watt%20per%20square%20meter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"watt": The absolute meter-kilogram-second unit of power equal to the work done at the rate of one absolute joule per second .... 4, record 1, English, - watt%20per%20square%20meter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Chaleur (Physique)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- watt par mètre carré
1, record 1, French, watt%20par%20m%C3%A8tre%20carr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- W/m² 2, record 1, French, W%2Fm%C2%B2
correct
- W.m² 3, record 1, French, W%2Em%C2%B2
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout au long de sa paisible croisière annuelle autour du soleil, la Terre [...] est exposée à une quantité à peu près constante de rayonnement solaire. Par calcul [...] on a pu évaluer la quantité d'énergie ainsi reçue à 1 370 Watts par mètre carré de surface perpendiculaire à la direction des rayons. 4, record 1, French, - watt%20par%20m%C3%A8tre%20carr%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Actuellement, l'énergie radiative captée par le gaz carbonique atmosphérique fournirait 4 W/m² à notre planète. 4, record 1, French, - watt%20par%20m%C3%A8tre%20carr%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
L'existence énergétique [...] s'exprime dans le système Si en W/m² et l'existence lumineuse [...] en lm/m². 5, record 1, French, - watt%20par%20m%C3%A8tre%20carr%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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