Pacific/ North American

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PNA
Pronunciation
/pəˈsɪfɪk nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Ocean Science

Examples in Context

  1. Understands each of Asia Pacific & North American CCC metrics, including the goal, the method of measurement and the impact to the overall operation.
  2. Fault development is predicted according to Mohr-Coulomb criterion. The subduction of the Pacific plate beneath the North American plate and associated underplating of oceanic crust marks the boundary condition of finite element model.
  3. In the time scale of 10-20 years, some time the phase of subtropical high strength in the western Pacific region is consistent with that of North American trough strength, some time they are out of phase.
  4. At San Francisco the Pacific plate which is moving towards the northwest meets the North American plate.
  5. Scientists say the Pacific plate is moving toward the northwest, while the North American plate is moving more to the southeast.

Other meanings of PNA

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Palestine National Authority Gov
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Parties to the Nauru Agreement Academic
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Palestine News Agency Community
Philippines News Agency Community
Philippine Nurses Association Business
Post-Natal Age Medical
Percutaneous Needle Aspiration Medical