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Record 1 2004-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

Zone of audibility of an intense sound (e.g., an explosion) at a great distance from its source, associated with the refraction, and a change in direction toward the Earth, of sound waves in high layers of the atmosphere.

Key term(s)
  • abnormal audibility zone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Zone d'audibilité d'un son intense (p. ex. une explosion) à une grande distance de la source, liée à la réfraction et au rabattement vers la Terre des ondes sonores dans les hautes couches de l'atmosphère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Acústica (Física)
DEF

Zona de audibilidad de sonidos intensos (por ejemplo, explosiones), a gran distancia de su origen, asociada a la refracción y al cambio de dirección hacia el suelo que experimentan las ondas sonoras en las capas altas de la atmósfera.

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