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Long period waves

13:58 Sep 4, 2020
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English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geography / exploration well drilling
English term or phrase: Long period waves
Long period waves in the region are influenced by swells generated by the South Atlantic tropical anticyclone, typical of African coast conditions in the South Atlantic. The wave period and significant wave height generated by this swell is dependent on the exact location within the South Atlantic. The meteorological mechanism that generates the swell is a result of the strong persistence of the south tropical anticyclone. The swells are long and regular, and they follow a south to north direction
Neydou
France
Local time: 00:37


Summary of answers provided
4 +1vagues/ondes maritimes à longue période
Cyril Tollari
4 +1vagues de longue période
Sandra Mouton
4 -1Cycles longs
Philippe ROUSSEAU
4 -1Vagues volumineuses dont l'impact est particulièrement intense et violent
Gabriel Ferrero


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
long period waves
vagues/ondes maritimes à longue période


Explanation:
http://www.culture-maritime.com/fr/text-mme4-cours2#:~:text=...

une onde se caractérise par sa période et son amplitude
http://www.cochlea.eu/son#:~:text=Cette courbe représente le...

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Note added at 9 mins (2020-09-04 14:08:50 GMT)
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ondes maritimes est peut-être plus adapté, puisque c'est un texte scientifique

Cyril Tollari
France
Local time: 00:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  Daryo
2 hrs
  -> merci
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
vagues de longue période


Explanation:
Ça semble le terme utilisé en océanographie et en météo marine.


    Reference: http://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/6799/
Sandra Mouton
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  Daryo
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Cycles longs


Explanation:
Long waves : dans un contexte chronologique, cette expression se traduit par cycles longs

Philippe ROUSSEAU
France
Local time: 00:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: this is not about some "undefined" cyclic movement - it's specifically about sea waves + it has nothing to do with "chronology" but with the physics of oscillatory movements.
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
long period waves
Vagues volumineuses dont l'impact est particulièrement intense et violent


Explanation:
Dans le sens, vagues dont le volume est considérablement supérieur à celui des vagues normales, et influence la masse totale d'eau environnante à elles en formant d'autres.

Gabriel Ferrero
France
Local time: 00:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: this is not a translation but an explanation - and a wrong one.
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