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Record 1 2023-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

The base of the rain shaft that bends away from the main column of precipitation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

[...] la microrafale est typiquement associée à un rotor d'axe horizontal, plus marqué dans le sens de déplacement de l'orage, qui provoque visuellement la constitution d'un «pied de pluie», c'est-à-dire d'une intrusion des précipitations (mêlées parfois de poussières) dans l'air sec situé à l'avant du rideau de pluie.

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