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HYDROCLIMATE [1 record]

Record 1 2020-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Climate Change
DEF

The varied physical factors ... and often associated chemical factors ... that characterize a particular aquatic habitat.

CONT

Different paleo-indicators suggest that the changes in the [South American monsoon system (SAMS)] during the last millennia were connected, to some extent, with the inter-hemispheric temperature gradient over the Atlantic Ocean, affecting [the] hydroclimate of the Andes-Amazon region.

OBS

Physical factors (as temperature, pH, density, turbidity) and chemical factors (as concentration of certain ions).

Key term(s)
  • hydro-climate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Changements climatiques
DEF

Partie du climat relative à l'hydrologie d'une région.

CONT

Le territoire nordique québécois présente toutefois quelques défis spécifiques lorsqu'on souhaite caractériser son climat, notamment à cause de la vaste étendue du territoire, de la très faible densité de stations d'observations météorologiques et hydrologiques et de l'influence côtière causée par sa localisation géographique. Ces défis se répercutent évidemment sur les analyses du bioclimat et de l'hydroclimat.

Key term(s)
  • hydro-climat

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Cambio climático
DEF

Características físicas de una masa de agua.

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