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Alizé (given Name)
Alizé, or Alizée, is a female given name, taken from the word ''alizé'', describing an intertropical trade wind The trade winds or easterlies are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region. The trade winds blow mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere, .... It has the variants Alysée, Alisée and Aliséa. The name is common in French-speaking countries. Alizay is another variation of the name. The name gained rapid popularity in the 1980s. People with this given name include: * Alizée (born 1984), born Alizée Jacotey, French singer * Alizé Cornet (born 1990), a French tennis player * Alizée Baron (born 1992), French skier * Alizée Brien (born 1993), Canadian racing cyclist * Alizée Costes (born 1994), a French rhythmic gymnast * Alizée Crozet (born 2000), French figure skater * Alizée Dufraisse (born 1987), a French rock climber * Alizée Gaillard (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intertropical Convergence Zone
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ , or ICZ), known by sailors as the doldrums or the calms because of its monotonous windless weather, is the area where the northeast and the southeast trade winds converge. It encircles Earth near the thermal equator though its specific position varies seasonally. When it lies near the geographic equator, it is called the near-equatorial trough. Where the ITCZ is drawn into and merges with a monsoon, monsoonal circulation, it is sometimes referred to as a ''monsoon trough'' (a usage that is more common in Australia and parts of Asia). Meteorology The ITCZ was originally identified from the 1920s to the 1940s as the ''Intertropical Front'' (''ITF''), but after the recognition in the 1940s and the 1950s of the significance of convergence zone, wind field convergence in tropics, tropical weather production, the term ''Intertropical Convergence Zone'' (''ITCZ'') was then applied. The ITCZ appears as a band of clouds, usually thunderstorms, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Wind
The trade winds or easterlies are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region. The trade winds blow mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere, strengthening during the winter and when the Arctic oscillation is in its warm phase. Trade winds have been used by captains of sailing ships to cross the world's oceans for centuries. They enabled European colonization of the Americas, and trade routes to become established across the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. In meteorology, they act as the prevailing winds, steering flow for tropical storms that form over the Atlantic, Pacific, and southern Indian Ocean, Indian oceans and cause rainfall in North America, Southeast Asia, and Madagascar and East Africa. Shallow Trade wind cumulus cloud, cumulus clouds are seen within trade wind regimes and are capped from becoming taller by a trade wind Inversion (meteorology), inversion, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alizée
Alizée Lyonnet ( Jacotey; born 21 August 1984), known professionally as Alizée, is a French pop singer. She is one of the best-selling French female artists of the 21st century, and the singer with the most exports out of France. Her best-known single is 2000's " Moi... Lolita", which reached number one in Italy and Spain. Born and raised in Ajaccio, Corsica, Alizée's first public appearance was her winning performance in the talent show '' Graines de star'' in 1999. While collaborating with Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat, she followed it with a series of albums that attained popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on NRJ, MTV, Virgin Radio, Europe 1, among others. Throughout her career, many of her songs have been in top 25 hit lists on the record charts, including "Moi... Lolita", " L'Alizé", " J'en ai marre!", " Gourmandises", " Mademoiselle Juliette", her cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alizé Cornet
Alizé Cornet (; born 22 January 1990) is a French professional tennis player. She has won six singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Circuit. On 16 February 2009, she reached her highest WTA rankings, WTA singles ranking of world No. 11. Cornet has also made the second week at each of the four Grand Slam events, having reached the quarterfinals at the 2022 Australian Open, and the fourth round at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, the 2015 French Open, 2015 and 2017 French Opens, and the 2020 US Open (tennis), 2020 US Open. She holds the record for the most Open Era tennis records – Women's singles#Consecutive titles, consecutive Grand Slam appearances with 69 and also in third place for Open Era tennis records – Women's singles#Career totals, overall appearances with 72. Cornet became known for defeating world No. 1 Serena Williams on three occasions in 2014. At the 2014 Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alizée Baron
Alizée Baron (born 6 August 1992) is a French freestyle skier, specializing in ski cross, and alpine skier. Career Baron competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for France. She finished 19th in the seeding run for the ski cross event. In the first round, she finished third in her heat, failing to advance. As of September 2015, her best showing at the Freestyle World Championships is 7th, in the 2013 ski cross. Baron made her Freestyle World Cup debut in December 2011. As of September 2015, she has six World Cup podium finishes, with her best a victory at Åre Åre () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpe ... in 2014–15. Her best Freestyle World Cup overall finish in ski cross is 2nd, in 2014–15. World Cup podiums References External links * 1992 births Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alizée Costes
Alizée Costes (born 9 August 1994) is a French female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Madeleine Bayon and Noémie Nadaud, Costes achieved 7th in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships The 24th World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships were held in Levallois-Perret, France at the Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan from 10 July to 12 July 2014. 21 countries took part in the competition. Medal Tab .... References 1994 births Living people French acrobatic gymnasts Female acrobatic gymnasts Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Rennes 21st-century French sportswomen {{acrobatic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alizée Crozet
The French Figure Skating Championships () are held annually to crown the national champions of France. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels. The event is organized by the French Federation of Ice Sports (), the sport's national governing body. Alain Giletti holds the record for winning the most French championships in men's singles (with ten), while Andrée Brunet () holds the record in women's singles (also with ten). She also holds the record in pair skating with her husband Pierre Brunet (with eleven). Jean-Paul Guhel holds the record in ice dance (with nine, but with two different partners). Senior medalists Men's singles Women's singles Pairs Ice dance Junior medalists Men's singles Women's singles Pairs Ice dance Records References External links French Federation of Ice Sports Commission Sportive Nationale de Danse sur Glace {{Top sport leagues in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alizée Dufraisse
Alizée Dufraisse (born 13 June 1987 in Pessac, France) is a French professional rock climber who specializes in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering, and also in outdoor sport climbing. Climbing career Rock climbing Dufraisse has been climbing since the age of seven. In 2003, she first redpointed the sport climbing grade of . In January 2012, she climbed the sport climbing route, ''La Reina Mora'' , which had been only climbed by Ramón Julián Puigblanque, Daniel Andrada, and Nicolas Favresse, and was considered to be close to a full 9a, which would have been the fourth-ever female ascent of a 9a in history). Competition climbing In 2008, she was a gold medalist in the French competition climbing championship. In 2009, she won the bouldering competition at Rock Master. In 2010, she won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Imst Austria. Personal life Dufraisse is also interested in other sports, including the pole vault. She lives in Aix-en-P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alizée Gaillard
Alizée Gaillard (born 28 April 1985), sometimes credited as Alizée Sorel, is a Haitian-Swiss fashion model and actress. Gaillard began her modeling career in 2005, after winning season one of the French edition of ''America's Next Top Model''. Afterwards, she signed to Elite Model Management. Early life and family Gaillard was born to a Haitian father and a Swiss mother in Geneva. Gaillard moved to Pétion-Ville in Haiti when she was two months old, and spent her early childhood there until the age of eight, when she moved back to Switzerland with her family. Gaillard lives in Los Angeles. On 15 December 2013, she married American actor Darrin Charles in a ceremony in Los Angeles. They divorced in 2018. In 2020, she gave birth to a daughter named Alya Star, with her partner Jorge David Gafter. Gaillard became an American citizen in March 2021. Career In 2005, she won the first cycle of '' France's Next Top Model'', promoted by channel M6. She then worked as a model in Paris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alizé Jones
Alizé is a French word meaning "trade wind". Alizé or Alizée may also refer to: People * Alizé (given name), female given name * Alizée (stage name of Alizée Jacotey, born 1984), French singer * Alizée (stage name of Zainab Ali-Nielsen, born ca. 1986), Nigerian singer * Annie Alizé (born 1955), French sprinter Aircraft * Air France#Alizé, the premium economy offering of Air France * Breguet Alizé, a 1950s French carrier-based anti-submarine warfare monoplane Other * Aliza, name * Alize 20, a French sailboat design * Alizé (drink), an alcoholic drink produced by Kobrand Corporation and L&L * Alizee (horse), Australian racehorse *"L'Alizé "L'Alizé" (English: "The Trade Wind") is the second single by French singer Alizée Alizée Lyonnet ( Jacotey; born 21 August 1984), known professionally as Alizée, is a French pop singer. She is one of the best-selling French female ar ...", a 2000 single from the album ''Gourmandises'' by Alizée See also *"Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alize Lily Mounter
Alize Lily Mounter (born 29 September 1988) is a Welsh model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss England in 2011. She represented England at the Miss World 2011, 61st Miss World in London, where she made the Top 7 and was ranked 4th place overall. She received the titles of Miss World Europe, Miss United Kingdom and Miss World Beach Beauty. Later she represented the United Kingdom at Miss International 2012, Miss International on 21 October 2012 in Okinawa, Japan. Early life and education Mounter was born in Church Village, South Wales, to a Welsh people, Welsh father and Hungarian people, Hungarian mother. Mounter moved to London after appearing as a finalist on Britain's Next Top Model (cycle 6), Britain's Next Top Model. She then went on for further education and studied for a BA degree in Journalism and Drama at Roehampton University. Pageantry Miss England At the Miss England 2011, she represented ''Every Model magazine'' and won the title. She is the second Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alizé Lim
Alizé Lim (born 13 July 1990) is a French tennis player. Her career is WTA singles ranking is world No. 135, reached on 26 May 2014, and her doubles ranking is No. 148, attained on 7 November 2016. Career Alize Lim made her Grand Slam debut at the 2011 French Open where she and her French partner Victoria Larrière received a wildcard for the doubles main draw, and lost to sixth seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy, 2–6, 1–6, in the first round. In 2014, Alize Lim made her major singles debut at the French Open with a wildcard and again lost in the first round of the main draw, to occasional training partner and then-world No. 1, Serena Williams, 2–6, 1–6. Alize Lim worked with Eurosport during the 2022 Australian Open, and presented their coverage of the event with Mats Wilander, Tim Henman, and Johanna Konta. She also presented the 2024 Summer Olympics for France Télévisions on the online channel dedicated to the event. Personal life Born in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
