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Special> 50th Anniversary of Tibet Autonomous Region> Latest News
UPDATED: March 24, 2015
China Publishes Atmospheric Science Lexicon in Tibetan
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China has finished translating atmospheric science jargon into Tibetan, with a Mandarin-Tibetan lexicon of such terminology published in Tibet Monday.

Head of the compilation committee Soinam Doje said that the compilation, which took five years, was done by local meteorologists and Tibetan language experts in Tibet on the basis of a Mandarin version of the lexicon.

The publication of over 2,000 entries covers such areas as atmosphere, synoptic meteorology and climatology, he said.

"About 30 percent of the Tibetan translations are newly created words," compiler Namgyae Zhoigar said, adding that local meteorological departments will help farmers and herdsmen understand and use the terminology.

Tibet, with an average altitude of over 4,000 meters and a unique topography, features complicated and varied climatic environment and is susceptible to meteorological anomalies.

Wang Pengxiang of the regional meteorological bureau said the publication will improve disaster prevention and reduction, and response to climatic change.

(Xinhua News Agency March 23, 2015)



 
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