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-> Glossaire français
O
Word
-> "Mot"
Symbol
Unity
Definition
Ocean swell
->
"
Houle océanique"
Waves generated by the transformation of
"
Wind waves"
. Longer than
"
Wind sea"
in wavelength: period above ten second.
Swell moves across the open ocean in trains of waves of similar period that radiate from a wind source.
Offshore wind
->
"
Vent de terre"
Wind that blows from the land toward the sea.
One-dimensional spectrum
->
"
Spectre unidimensionnel"
Represents the energy associated with each frequency component present in the wave profile.
Onshore wind
->
"
Vent de mer"
Wind that blows from the sea toward the land.
Orbital velocity
->
"
Vitesse orbitale"
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