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EQUATORIAL WESTERLIES [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Equatorial westerlies: Westerly winds occasionally found in the equatorial trough and separated from the mid-latitude westerlies by the broad belt of easterly trade winds.

OBS

Equatorial westerly; equatorial westerly wind: terms usually used in the plural (equatorial westerlies; equatorial westerly winds).

Key term(s)
  • equatorial westerlies
  • equatorial westerly winds

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Vents d'ouest équatoriaux : Vents d'ouest que l'on trouve parfois dans la dépression équatoriale, séparés des vents d'ouest des latitudes moyennes par la large ceinture des alizés de l'est.

OBS

Vent d'ouest équatorial : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel (vents d'ouest équatoriaux).

Key term(s)
  • vents d'ouest équatoriaux

Spanish

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

Vientos del oeste que aparecen en algunas ocasiones en partes de la vaguada ecuatorial, separados de los vientos del oeste de latitudes medias por la ancha franja de los alisios del este.

Key term(s)
  • vientos ecuatoriales del oeste
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