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Record 1 2022-12-05

English

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

Having a sense of rotation about the local vertical opposite to that of the earth's rotation; that is, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, undefined at the equator.

French

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

Qualifie le mouvement d'un fluide, air ou eau, tournant dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre dans l'hémisphère nord, à l'inverse dans l'hémisphère sud.

OBS

Ce sens ne peut être défini à l'équateur.

Spanish

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