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Aug 16, 2019 08:35
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Russian term

световая периодичность

Russian to English Science Tourism & Travel travel article
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).
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 extreme variations in daylight
4 seasonal daylight periods
4 circle of seasons
4 (extended/long) periods of daylight and darkness
4 light cycle
3 daylight cycles
3 polar sun OR solar cycle
2 irregular light/dark cycles

Discussion

Sarah McDowell (asker) Aug 27, 2019:
Will close Sorry Susan, I've been really busy and I just didn't have time to close my Kudoz questions yet. I will do that today.
Susan Welsh Aug 27, 2019:
Please close the question Sarah, could you close the question? It's a courtesy to those who have tried to help you and to people who might search for something like this in the future. If none of the answers suit you, just say so, but don't leave it hanging out there.
Roman Bouchev Aug 20, 2019:
Turdimurod, Northern Lights and Polar nights are completely different notions. I've been living in Murmansk since 1983 and have experienced both phenomena. The fragment in question concerns primarly the feature specifically relevant to the Arctic Circle rather than tourists being anxious to see the lights. I know what you mean, because I've read dozens of posts by those whose exposure to the Kola Peninsula is often associated with Aurora Borealis, a thing that occurs not only here, but elsewhere (Alaska, Greenland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland).
Turdimurod Rakhmanov Aug 19, 2019:
Roman, Aurora is a wrong term here, but it all depend on what and how we want to render, sometimes we have to use wrong terms (it depends) in order to achieve the expected result, of course the context doesn't include that, but there is a connection. Tourists go and see the northern lights and especially those periods of time is a perfect time for them to see the Northern lights. (I mean the Polar nights). Since it is for a travel article and the field is tourism, so we can use our creativity and wrong terms, I think.
But to describe what is in the context, I would use just polar day and night.
Turdimurod Rakhmanov Aug 19, 2019:
Yes, just simply polar day and night. Without периодичность, polar gives that idea.
Roman Bouchev Aug 19, 2019:
Sarah, Now that it's clear who is on the other side, I would suggest that the idea is conveyed without fanciful or pretentious phraseology. If you are not restrained by the client's requirements too much and your article will promote the region, then '(Here are two/Local residents experience) periods of light and dark commonly referred to as the polar day and night, respectively', is an acceptable option, I guess. Aurora Borealis has nothing to do with the term in question. Interpreting the polar day and night as the northern lights is inherently wrong.
Turdimurod Rakhmanov Aug 19, 2019:
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) here in Murmansk, the Kola Peninsula https://www.kolatravel.com/ktab06-guaranteed.htm
Turdimurod Rakhmanov Aug 19, 2019:
Sarah, If it is for a travel article, I think "Aurora" or "Aurora Borealis" would work, As I see here in English there is no need to translate "периодичность", Aurora itself gives that point. Of course, tourists go to see the "Aurora" in the Arctic circle. Sure, "Световая периодичность" means "polar day and night", but I think people mostly will go there to see the Aurora Borealis.
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.
Turdimurod Rakhmanov Aug 19, 2019:
If it is for a travel article, I think "Aurora" or "Aurora Borealis", I think in English there is no need to translate "периодичность", Aurora itself gives that point.
Sarah McDowell (asker) Aug 19, 2019:
no mention of flora or fauna Dear Roman,

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
Turdimurod Rakhmanov Aug 17, 2019:
Polar light cycle (polar day and polar night) Polar light cycle in Russian here; https://biosfera.space/np/poljarnyi-den-i-poljarnaja-noch-4....
In English here: http://www.educo2cean.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Darecki...
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-researcher-finds-polar-pa...
Roman Bouchev Aug 17, 2019:
Sarah, Is there any mention of flora or fauna that responds to the polar day or night? If so, then the term you're looking for is photoperiodism. If not, there is hardly any need to describe the phenomenon in a sophisticated language because the polar day and polar night are two distinct periods specific to the Arctic Circle. I am sure you understand that it makes a big difference to write articles for the research community and a travel guide. If your article is going to be published in a journal with key words included into the abstract section, then a general term intended for further reference does make sense. Otherwise, introducing an occasional scientific term just for the sake for it wouldn't contribute much to the knowledge of the public, I think.
Vladyslav Golovaty Aug 16, 2019:
Sarah, you discarded the dictionary did not quite
e.g., периодичность солнечной активности - periodicity in solar activity

Proposed translations

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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):
agree The Misha : Well, at least this sounds like regular English:)
1 hr
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

Reference:

https://books.google.ru/books?id=j44Kw31FSboC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=polar+daylight+cycles&source=bl&ots=PPbOE-WEkD&sig=ACfU3U2mtgaodPbzgwQpcZw

Peer comment(s):
agree Pavlo Astashonok
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Спасибо!
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.
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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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Note added at 1 час (2019-08-16 10:17:49 GMT)
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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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Note added at 1 час (2019-08-16 10:19:21 GMT)
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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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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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Polar Day time lapse
Polar Night time lapse
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