Aug 16, 2019 08:35
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Russian term
световая периодичность
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Help me please translate this term "световая периодичность" to English. It's a certain scientific term for the change in seasons. Please don't suggest "periodicity". I have already thought of that and discarded that answer.
For context:
На Кольском полуострове присутствует световая периодичность – сезон полярного дня (когда солнце не заходит за горизонт 24 часа) и полярной ночи (когда солнце не восходит выше линии горизонта).
For context:
На Кольском полуострове присутствует световая периодичность – сезон полярного дня (когда солнце не заходит за горизонт 24 часа) и полярной ночи (когда солнце не восходит выше линии горизонта).
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extreme variations in daylight
I'm inclined to paraphrase it as something like "extreme variations in [length/amount of] daylight", because everything else sounds very stilted.
Peer comment(s):
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The Misha
: Well, at least this sounds like regular English:)
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agree |
Susan Welsh
: This is the point, after all. Not that there is variation (which exists everywhere) but that it is extreme at the poles.
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neutral |
typist (X)
: The word ''extreme'' is negative, and might frighten off some of potential tourists
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agree |
Roman Bouchev
: The Kola Peninsula experiences semi-annual changes in the length of days and nights, commonly known as the polar day and polar night, or midnight sun.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks David! I chose your answer because this text is meant for ordinary tourists to read, not scientists, so a simple explanation of this concept is better in this case."
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daylight cycles
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Pavlo Astashonok
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Спасибо!
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disagree |
Susan Welsh
: Every place in the world has daylight cycles. This is not unique to the Kola Peninsula.
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seasonal daylight periods
This would seem to reflect the winter-summer situation so that a visitor would be prepared for the consequences.
Note from asker:
It's a travel article telling about the attractions of northern Russia. It is not to warn people of the consequences, but is in fact emphasizing this natural phenomenon as something alluring to tourists. |
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circle of seasons
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polar sun OR solar cycle
These options don't google well, but all the hits are relevant, including "polar solar cycle" from NASA. "Polar sun cycle" would probably be best for a travel article, unless you like the alliteration of "polar solar."
Regarding some of the other answers, every place on the planet has a cycle of daylight, light and dark, seasons, etc.
Regarding some of the other answers, every place on the planet has a cycle of daylight, light and dark, seasons, etc.
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(extended/long) periods of daylight and darkness
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irregular light/dark cycles
irregular daily cycle(s) of light and darkness
extreme light/dark patterns
Думаю, в этом контексте к light/dark cycles (LD cycles) нужно добавить irregular, nonstandard, distorted, extreme и т.п.
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По-моему, "световая периодичность" - это периодичность смены дня и ночи. А сезоны тут ни при чем. Смысл предложения в том, что отсутствует "привычная" световая периодичность - отсюда и необходимость добавления irregular и т.п.
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a 24-hour light–dark cycle is absent
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relatively constant periods of light and darkness
natural periods of continuous solar light or darkness
alternating periods of continuous light and darkness
alternating periods of continuous daylight and continuous darkness
periodic cycles in the light regime
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Speaking of the Sami people: "...people of skiers who lived with an animal not very different from deer and to associate them with such astronomical phenomena as "the alternation of long periods of light and darkness".
extreme light/dark patterns
Думаю, в этом контексте к light/dark cycles (LD cycles) нужно добавить irregular, nonstandard, distorted, extreme и т.п.
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По-моему, "световая периодичность" - это периодичность смены дня и ночи. А сезоны тут ни при чем. Смысл предложения в том, что отсутствует "привычная" световая периодичность - отсюда и необходимость добавления irregular и т.п.
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a 24-hour light–dark cycle is absent
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Note added at 7 час (2019-08-16 15:47:01 GMT)
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Еще встретилось
relatively constant periods of light and darkness
natural periods of continuous solar light or darkness
alternating periods of continuous light and darkness
alternating periods of continuous daylight and continuous darkness
periodic cycles in the light regime
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Note added at 23 час (2019-08-17 07:55:23 GMT)
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Speaking of the Sami people: "...people of skiers who lived with an animal not very different from deer and to associate them with such astronomical phenomena as "the alternation of long periods of light and darkness".
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light cycle
or light cyclicity
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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-08-16 11:39:35 GMT)
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diel light cycle here;
https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/effect-of-th...
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https://phys.org/news/2016-03-autonomous-kayak-capture-winte...
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Just like in an entire “Arcticstory”, also from the ecosystem point of view, the key elements that make a difference between the Arctic and surrounding areas are: polar light cycle(Polar Day and Polar Night), low temperature of the sea water (down to 1.89oC) and presence of sea ice (seasonal fast ice and perennial ice pack). The three elements are driving forces that control important bio‐geo‐chemical processes, important, means significant beyond the region of the Arctic (ReportontheGoals...)
Please, see page 9 http://www.educo2cean.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Darecki...
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Or
Polar Day time lapse
Polar Night time lapse
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diel light cycle here;
https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/effect-of-th...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-08-16 11:45:16 GMT)
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https://phys.org/news/2016-03-autonomous-kayak-capture-winte...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-08-16 11:52:58 GMT)
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Just like in an entire “Arcticstory”, also from the ecosystem point of view, the key elements that make a difference between the Arctic and surrounding areas are: polar light cycle(Polar Day and Polar Night), low temperature of the sea water (down to 1.89oC) and presence of sea ice (seasonal fast ice and perennial ice pack). The three elements are driving forces that control important bio‐geo‐chemical processes, important, means significant beyond the region of the Arctic (ReportontheGoals...)
Please, see page 9 http://www.educo2cean.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Darecki...
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Polar Day time lapse
Polar Night time lapse
Discussion
But to describe what is in the context, I would use just polar day and night.
I don't know for tourism it would fit, but light cycle or cycle of light for "Световая периодичность" is a correct term. Variation that differ from normal day and night is clear when we use "polar" before the light cycle.
Thanks for your comment. No, there is no mention of flora or fauna that responds to the polar day/night. I think that photoperiodism may be the correct word (thanks a lot!) but that it's too scientific for a travel article whose audience is ordinary tourists.
Best regards,
Sarah
In English here: http://www.educo2cean.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Darecki...
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-researcher-finds-polar-pa...
e.g., периодичность солнечной активности - periodicity in solar activity