Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
meteodiffusivo
English translation:
atmospheric dispersion
Added to glossary by
K Donnelly
Jan 13, 2009 16:15
15 yrs ago
Italian term
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meteodiffusivo
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I need help translating a specific term into English. I cannot find a translation for this term in English and I believe there are very few hits on Google for this term, even in Italian so I am a bit stuck on how to find this term. Even if you may not know the term in English, can someone explain to me what this term means in Italian? As far as I can tell, it might be something like "weather dependent"
Some context:
Questo, accompagnato dal fatto che gli autoveicoli emettono praticamente a livello del suolo (per cui i fenomeni meteodiffusivi fanno sentire gli effetti soprattutto nelle immediate vicinanze dei punti di emissione), li rende le fonti di impatto più importanti a scala locale
..., che come è noto sono le principali responsabili delle alte concentrazioni di CO che periodicamente si verificano nei centri urbani nelle condizioni caratterizzate da traffico congestionato e condizioni meteodiffusive sfavorevoli alla dispersione degli inquinanti
Thank you
Some context:
Questo, accompagnato dal fatto che gli autoveicoli emettono praticamente a livello del suolo (per cui i fenomeni meteodiffusivi fanno sentire gli effetti soprattutto nelle immediate vicinanze dei punti di emissione), li rende le fonti di impatto più importanti a scala locale
..., che come è noto sono le principali responsabili delle alte concentrazioni di CO che periodicamente si verificano nei centri urbani nelle condizioni caratterizzate da traffico congestionato e condizioni meteodiffusive sfavorevoli alla dispersione degli inquinanti
Thank you
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | atmospheric dispersion |
K Donnelly
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| 4 +1 | atmospheric pollution |
Tom in London
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| 1 | scatterometer |
liz askew
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References
| meteodiffusivo |
dandamesh
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Change log
Jan 14, 2009 12:33: K Donnelly Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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K Donnelly
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atmospheric dispersion
This reference might help:
L'indice meteodiffusivo dell'atmosfera (ovvero la facilità a favorire la dispersione degli inquinanti) prospetta un fine settimana con una buona qualità dell'aria.
http://74.6.239.67/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=meteodiffusivo&fr...
L'indice meteodiffusivo dell'atmosfera (ovvero la facilità a favorire la dispersione degli inquinanti) prospetta un fine settimana con una buona qualità dell'aria.
http://74.6.239.67/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=meteodiffusivo&fr...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think this works the best in both examples I posted in the question. Atmospheric pollution could also work as the context is talking about atmospheric dispersion of pollutants, however I will use this term. "
10 mins
scatterometer
Anything to do with scatterometer?
Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica del Consiglio ...
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Qui ha studiato modelli meteodiffusivi di inquinamento atmosferico, ... Profile by Combined C-band Scatterometer Data and a Surface Hydrological Model", ...
www.irpi.cnr.it/it/scheda.php?cognome=CASARANO&nome=Domenic... - 10k - Cached - Similar pages
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OR
some kind of diffusion model
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ALLEGATO C
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An analitical diffusion model for long distance transportof air pollutants. ..... dati in formato Exell, testo o RTF, esportazione dati a WinDimula. ...
www.agentifisici.apat.it/Docs/Prodotti Intertematici/2001/R... - Similar pages
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http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:ADqnTZE-7NYJ:www.maind....
Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica del Consiglio ...
- [ Translate this page ]
Qui ha studiato modelli meteodiffusivi di inquinamento atmosferico, ... Profile by Combined C-band Scatterometer Data and a Surface Hydrological Model", ...
www.irpi.cnr.it/it/scheda.php?cognome=CASARANO&nome=Domenic... - 10k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 14 mins (2009-01-13 16:30:07 GMT)
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OR
some kind of diffusion model
PDF]
ALLEGATO C
- [ Translate this page ]
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
An analitical diffusion model for long distance transportof air pollutants. ..... dati in formato Exell, testo o RTF, esportazione dati a WinDimula. ...
www.agentifisici.apat.it/Docs/Prodotti Intertematici/2001/R... - Similar pages
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http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:ADqnTZE-7NYJ:www.maind....
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atmospheric pollution
I think the writer, thinking him/herself clever, just made up that word to try and sound more intelligent. I think this is what it means.
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"per cui i fenomeni meteodiffusivi fanno sentire gli effetti soprattutto nelle immediate vicinanze dei punti di emissione" =
"making the effects of atmospheric pollution most evident in the immediate vicinity of the point where they are emitted"
i.e using a lot of words to state the blindingly obvious.
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Note added at 33 mins (2009-01-13 16:49:30 GMT)
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I might do it like this: "which, as is well known, are the main cause of the high concentrations of CO periodically detected in urban locations when traffic is congested and the meteorological conditions are not favourable for the dispersion of pollutants"
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Note added at 22 hrs (2009-01-14 14:28:00 GMT) Post-grading
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I used "meteorological conditions" because it's closer to the Italian text
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-01-13 16:26:47 GMT)
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"per cui i fenomeni meteodiffusivi fanno sentire gli effetti soprattutto nelle immediate vicinanze dei punti di emissione" =
"making the effects of atmospheric pollution most evident in the immediate vicinity of the point where they are emitted"
i.e using a lot of words to state the blindingly obvious.
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Note added at 33 mins (2009-01-13 16:49:30 GMT)
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I might do it like this: "which, as is well known, are the main cause of the high concentrations of CO periodically detected in urban locations when traffic is congested and the meteorological conditions are not favourable for the dispersion of pollutants"
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Note added at 22 hrs (2009-01-14 14:28:00 GMT) Post-grading
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I used "meteorological conditions" because it's closer to the Italian text
Note from asker:
| So even in this example it would be "atmospheric pollution"? Certainly does sound like the Italian is using a lot of words to say something quite simple... "che come è noto sono le principali responsabili delle alte concentrazioni di CO che periodicamente si verificano nei centri urbani nelle condizioni caratterizzate da traffico congestionato e condizioni meteodiffusive sfavorevoli alla dispersione degli inquinanti" "which, as noted, are principally responsible for the high concentration of CO that is periodically detected in urban centers due to traffic congestion and atmospheric pollution that do not favour the break down of pollutants. |
| Actually in hindsight, I have used atmospheric pollution in my translation. But I think both terms could fit depending on context. Can I just ask why you used "meteorological conditions" for the second example of meteodiffusivo? It certainly fits better but doesn't correspond with atmospheric pollution or atmospheric dispersion. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lionel_M (X)
: may be "air pollution" also ?
6 mins
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yes but "atmospheric" is closer to the source text
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Reference comments
24 mins
Reference:
meteodiffusivo
relativo alla dispersione degli inquinanti
Example sentence:
indice meteodiffusivo della atmosfera ovvero la facilità a favorire la disperione degli inquinanti
Reference:
http://www.arpa.piemonte.it/upload/dl/Comunicati_stampa/Archivio_2005/situazioneMeteo.pdf
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