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velocidad del viento

21:37 Oct 22, 2007
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general)
Spanish term or phrase: velocidad del viento
Hola!! Estoy traduciendo este texto y me encuentro con "velocidad del viento" que instintivamente traducí por "wind speed". Sin embargo, algo me dijo que mejor buscara si este término era correcto. Llegué a la Wikipedia y me confundió un poco, pues al parecer debería utilizar "speed of wind" sin embargo, no entiendo muy bien la razón y como tengo esa duda, además de una segunda opción "wind velocity", acudo a ustedes, a ver si me pueden ayudar.

Mil gracias!!!

Aquí va el contexto:

"Durante el año 2005, la concentración de este ion se incrementó en casi un 50% con respecto a los otros dos años, debido probablemente a un cambio en el patrón normal de vientos de la ciudad que repercutió en la capacidad de remoción de los contaminantes generados en la misma.
Al aplicar el análisis de componentes principales se obtuvieron dos factores que explican aproximadamente el 65% de la varianza total, el primer factor PC1, señala una fuerte relación entre la velocidad del viento y los niveles de cloruro en PM10 indicando la naturaleza marina de este ion. El segundo factor PC2, relaciona el sulfato, nitrato y PM 10 evidenciando el origen predominantemente antropogénico de los mismos."
Hellen Varela-Fdez.
Costa Rica
Local time: 19:34


Summary of answers provided
4 +13wind speed
Michael Powers (PhD)


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
wind speed


Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-10-22 21:41:44 GMT)
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You first instinct was right. "weed speed" with "science" yields nearly 1.7 million hits.

Science Projects - Wind Speed Indicator
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NASA/Marshall Solar Physics
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NOW with Bill Moyers. Science & Health. Wind Power Primer | PBS
Science and Health:. Wind Power Now ... Wind speed can fluctuate. The wind speed can be too fast or slow which means that electricity is not produced. ...
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Miami Museum of Science-Measuring Wind Speed
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Mars Pathfinder - Science - Windsocks On Mars
Mars Pathfinder Science Results ... of this and two lower wind socks have been used to estimate characteristics of the wind speed boundary layer profile. ...
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ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE: Wind Data: A Promise in Peril -- Kelly 303 ...
Science Careers - Biotechnology Jobs, Molecular Biology Jobs, ... That is, for the same wind speed, the backscatter is larger when ocean currents oppose the ...
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ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE: Wind Data: A Promise in Peril -- Kelly 303 ...
That is, for the same wind speed, the backscatter is larger when ocean currents .... The editors suggest the following related resources on Science sites: ...
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NDBC - NDBC Science Education Pages
NDBC Science Education Pages. Why isn't there a linear relationship between wind speed and wave height? Wave Diagram First, we know from the previous ...
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Ulysses - Science - Primary Mission Results
Solar Wind Speed - Thumbnail Solar Wind Speed from South Pole to North Pole: The ... Origin of the Solar Wind From Composition Data, Space Science Rev. ...
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 21:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias Michael por tu aporte!!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cesar Serrano
1 min
  -> Thank you, Cesar - Mike :)

agree  Aïda Garcia Pons
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Aida - Mike :)

agree  Sergio Gaymer
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Sergio - Mike :)

agree  Adriana Penco
6 mins
  -> Thank you, arte5577 Mike :)

agree  irishpolyglot
8 mins
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agree  R. Alex Jenkins
10 mins
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agree  swisstell: a pro question?
12 mins
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agree  Juan Jacob: Así lo tradujiría yo si fuera pregunta pro.
14 mins
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agree  kmkrowens
15 mins
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agree  Robert Forstag
24 mins
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agree  Terry Burgess
43 mins
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agree  Brian McDougall
55 mins
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neutral  ael: I think she´s asking about this: "Wind speed" should not be confused with the Speed of Wind. Analogous to the Speed of Sound or the Speed of Light, the Speed of Wind, at 3.1 meters/second, is a constant used..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_speed
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, ael - Mike :)

neutral  bigedsenior: The number of hits is irrelevant. 'Speed' and 'velocity' are NOT the same, although erroneously interchanged more often than not. Speed is a scalar quantity; velocity is a vector qauntity. They can be equal to each other or diff't accord'g to applic'n
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, bid Ed - Mike :)

neutral  Dr. Roy Bheekha: Fully agree with bigedsenior and would suggest wind velocity
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Dr. Bheekha - Mike :)

agree  JEAN HUTCHINGS: nothing wrong with wind speed.
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Jean - Mike :)
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