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POTENTIAL INSTABILITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-05-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- potential instability
1, record 1, English, potential%20instability
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- convective instability 1, record 1, English, convective%20instability
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
State of a column or layer of unsaturated air which becomes unstable if lifted bodily until completely saturated and if its lapse rate is then greater than the saturated-adiabatic lapse rate. 2, record 1, English, - potential%20instability
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- instabilité potentielle
1, record 1, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20potentielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- instabilité convective 1, record 1, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20convective
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État d'une colonne ou d'une couche d'air non saturé qui devient instable si elle est soulevée en masse jusqu'à saturation complète et si son gradient vertical est alors plus grand que le gradient vertical de l'adiabatique saturée. 2, record 1, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20potentielle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- inestabilidad potencial
1, record 1, Spanish, inestabilidad%20potencial
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- inestabilidad convectiva 1, record 1, Spanish, inestabilidad%20convectiva
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estado de una columna o de una capa de aire sin saturar que se hace inestable cuando se eleva globalmente hasta la saturación completa y cuando su gradiente vertical es mayor que el gradiente vertical adiabático del aire saturado. 1, record 1, Spanish, - inestabilidad%20potencial
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