Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

bassin écuatorial

English translation:

equatorial basin

Added to glossary by Drmanu49
Sep 21, 2016 09:50
7 yrs ago
French term

bassin écuatorial

Non-PRO French to English Science Geography Environment/ geography
This is taken from a report on climate change in Africa and the Congo in particular.

"la fôret tropicale, avec l'un des trois plus grands bassins équatoriaux de la planète, la zone du Congo, est partout en régression".

I have seen "Ecuatorial basin" in my research, but it doesn't sound very natural.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 equatorial basin
Change log

Sep 21, 2016 11:15: Nikki Scott-Despaigne changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Oct 5, 2016 08:59: Drmanu49 Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): writeaway, mchd, Nikki Scott-Despaigne

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Proposed translations

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equatorial basin

A Note on Low-Frequency Equatorial Basin Modes - American ...
journals.ametsoc.org/.../1520-0485(1981)011%3C1578%3AANO...
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de MA Cane - ‎1981 - ‎Cité 135 fois - ‎Autres articles
A new low-frequency standing equatorial wave mode is described. It is composed solely ... Standing modes in an equatorial ocean basin have been considered ...

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Note added at 3 minutes (2016-09-21 09:54:15 GMT)
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Forced oscillations on the equatorial Atlantic Basin during the ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/JC092iC05p05089/abstract - de SL Garzoli - ‎1987 - ‎Cité 29 fois - ‎Autres articles
15 mai 1987 - At low frequencies the equatorial basin responds as a whole to the seasonally varying winds. The dominant signal is the annual cycle of the ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne
1 hr
Thank you Nikki.
agree Margarida Martins Costelha
1 hr
Thank you.
agree Verginia Ophof
1 hr
Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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