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Climate

Atmospheric pressure

Updated on 06/09/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Pressure exerted to any body, surrounded by the atmosphere, by the weight of the column of air situated above it. The average atmospheric pressure at sea level is 760 mm of mercury. This pressure decreases with altitude.
Source
according to IFREMER

Pluviometry

Updated on 06/09/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Study of precipitations, their nature (rain, snow, soft hail, fog), their distribution and the techniques used for their measurement. Rainfall, with the distribution of Earth's temperature, conditions terrestrial climates, the nature and functioning of ecosystems and their primary productivity. It is one of the factors conditioning the development of human societies.
Source
according to Wikipedia

Global Change

Updated on 05/03/2019
Définition
Sens commun

Induced change in the dynamics of the biosphere by human activities, directly or not.

Source
d'après Agence de l'eau Rhin-Meuse

Precipitation

Updated on 19/06/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Total volume of atmospheric precipitation, whether in the solid or liquid state (rain, snow, hail, fog, frost, dew, etc), usually measured by meteorological or hydrological institutes.
Source
According to Eurostat

Meteorology

Updated on 19/06/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Science of the atmosphere.
Source
According to the International Hydrographic Organization

Nautical meteorology

Updated on 13/07/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Marine meteorology when it concerns navigation. It essentially deals with sea conditions and forecast, visibility, wind, etc.
Source
According to the International Hydrographic Organization

Greenhouse effect

Updated on 13/07/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Heating of the earth's atmosphere caused by the presence of certain heat trapping gases (including water vapour, carbon dioxide and methane). These gases absorb radiation from the Earth, thereby delaying the energy loss of the atmospheric system to space. The greenhouse effect has been a natural atmospheric phenomenon for millions of years and keeps the Earth at a temperature sufficient for human beings to live.
Source
According to Ifremer

Runoff water

Updated on 19/06/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Rainwater flowing on the ground.
Source
According to BRGM

Average annual rainfall

Updated on 26/10/2022
Définition
Sens commun
Average rainfall over a year: it is obtained mostly by adding the average daily rainfalls of the year and dividing the result by the number of days in the year.
Source
According to OFB

Hazard

Updated on 19/06/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Nature, occurrence, intensity and duration of a threatening phenomenon.
Source
According to SOeS