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Record 1 2008-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A stormy, rain-bringing wind from the southwest or south-southwest in Hawaii.

OBS

It blows about five times a year on the southwest slopes that are in the lee of the prevailing northeast trade winds. Kona is the Polynesian word for leeward. It is associated with a southward or a southeastward swing of the Aleutian low and the passage of a secondary depression (kona cyclone) from northwest to southeast, north of the islands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Vent tempétueux et pluvieux soufflant du sud-ouest à Hawaï.

OBS

Les sources consultées ne nous ont pas permis de déterminer le genre de «kona».

Spanish

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