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SECONDARY MAXIMA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-08-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- secondary maxima
1, record 1, English, secondary%20maxima
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... in February, freezing rain hours reach a secondary maxima at the warmest temperature (>0°C) quintiles at several of the U.S. stations ... 2, record 1, English, - secondary%20maxima
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The heaviest rain usually occurs along the coastline, but sometimes there is a secondary maximum further inland. This heavy rain usually occurs slightly to the right of the cyclone track and usually occurs between 6 hours before and 6 hours after landfall. 3, record 1, English, - secondary%20maxima
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Major drop growth occurs near the cloud top in close association with motion of the cloud top cell. The updraft in the cloud top cell acts to select drops which form the observed secondary maximum in the raindrop size spectrum. 4, record 1, English, - secondary%20maxima
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Increasing amounts of convective precipitation were associated with echoes of increasing maximum height, from the very small amounts in echoes 5 km to a maximum amount from echoes with maximum tops of 12 km. A secondary maximum of rain was associated with overshooting echoes reaching 15-16 km. 5, record 1, English, - secondary%20maxima
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maximum secondaire
1, record 1, French, maximum%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Après un étiage relatif en octobre, on observe, en novembre, une légère hausse due à la pluie, induisant un maximum secondaire de coefficient inférieur à 1. 2, record 1, French, - maximum%20secondaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Automne : les violentes pluies de cette saison (la plus pluvieuse dans le climat méditerranéen) entraînent un maximum secondaire, avec des crues parfois très importantes. 3, record 1, French, - maximum%20secondaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les moyennes annuelles [des précipitations] montrent un maximum principal en automne, un maximum secondaire au printemps et un minimum en été au sud et au centre. 4, record 1, French, - maximum%20secondaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pluriel : maximums secondaires; maxima secondaires. 5, record 1, French, - maximum%20secondaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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