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LARGE SCALE ATMOSPHERIC PROCESS [1 record]

Record 1 2003-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Processes active in the atmosphere with a representative scale of the order of 10 000 km.

OBS

The large-scale atmospheric flows are essentially nearly hydrostatic, nearly geostrophic and wave-like in appearance. They exist mainly in response to the latitudinal differences in radiative heating, to the particular value of the Coriolis parameter and to the spatial distribution of the oceans and continents.

Key term(s)
  • large scale atmospheric process

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Processus actifs dans l'atmosphère à une échelle typique de l'ordre de 10 000 km.

OBS

Les flux atmosphériques à grande échelle sont essentiellement quasi hydrostatiques, quasi géostrophiques et d'apparence ondulatoire. Ces flux existent principalement du fait de la variation latitudinale du réchauffement radiatif, de la valeur particulière du paramètre de Coriolis et de la distribution spatiale des océans et des continents.

Spanish

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

Procesos activos en la atmósfera en una escala típica del orden de 10 000 km.

OBS

Los flujos atmosféricos en gran escala son fundamentalmente casi hidrostáticos, casi geostróficos y de aspecto onduliforme. Se producen sobre todo en respuesta a diferencias latitudinales del calentamiento radiativo, al valor especial del parámetro de Coriolis y a la distribución espacial de océanos y continentes.

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