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PLUVIAL [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Flood which results from rainwater ponding at or near the point where it falls because it is falling faster than the drainage system (natural or man-made) can carry it away.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Inondation provenant de précipitations locales ou d'apports par ruissellement local que le réseau hydrographique et/ou le réseau de drainage ne parviennent pas à évacuer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Crecida producida por el agua de lluvia que se estanca en o cerca del punto donde cae porque la capacidad del sistema de drenaje (natural o artificial) no es suficiente para la evacuación del agua caída.

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Record 2 2011-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

Of or pertaining to rain; rainy; characterized by much rain.

PHR

Pluvial denudation, descent, element, period, regime.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Relatif à la pluie.

OBS

S'emploie couramment mais abusivement dans les locutions : forêt pluviale pour désigner la forêt dense tropicale humide, rain-forest; riz pluvial pour désigner du riz produit en culture sèche, non irriguée.

PHR

Eau, époque pluviale, écoulement, régime pluvial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Relativo o perteneciente a la lluvia.

PHR

Régimen pluvial.

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Record 3 2011-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Geophysics
DEF

The periods of extensive high water times (pluvial ages) when the lakes in the dry regions of all the continents expanded, probably owing to climatic fluctuation and increased rainfall, over areas now characterized as relatively dry.

CONT

Prolonged periods of high rainfall are called pluvials, and are marked by changes in lake levels and in flora and fauna.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Géophysique
DEF

Périodes de grandes hautes eaux (âges pluviaires) quand les lacs des régions sèches de tous les continents se sont étendus, probablement du fait d'une fluctuation climatique et d'une pluviosité plus grande, sur des zones aujourd'hui considérées comme relativement sèches.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
  • Geofísica
DEF

Períodos de altas precipitaciones (épocas pluviales) durante los cuales los lagos en áreas secas de todos los continentes aumentaron de tamaño, probablemente debido a fluctuaciones del clima y a un incremento de las precipitaciones, en áreas que se consideran en la actualidad relativamente secas.

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