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trailing flare [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A pyrotechnic device used in weather modification or cloud seeding to produce a controlled release of seeding agent from an aircraft.

CONT

pyrotechnic flare: Equipment for delivering silver iodide particles from an aircraft. There are two types: the trailing flare and the dropping flare.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Pièce pyrotechnique aéroportée à extrémité combustible qui permet un contrôle amélioré et graduel de l'ensemencement des nuages.

OBS

[La] fusée pyrotechnique [...] sert à la dispersion d'iodure d'argent à partir d'un aéronef. Il y en a deux types : l'une est attachée à l'aéronef, l'autre tombe en chute libre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
OBS

Dispositivo de extremo combustible, análogo a un cohete de aviso, utilizado por una aeronave para alcanzar una siembra más controlada y gradual de las nubes.

OBS

cohete pirotécnico: Equipo de dispersión de partículas de yoduro de plata desde una aeronave. Existen dos tipos: cohete fijado a una aeronave y cohete de caída libre.

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