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Record 1 2002-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Air Pollution
OBS

Figure 2 depicts various vertical temperature profiles and the three broad categories of atmospheric stability: unstable, neutral and stable conditions. ... in unstable conditions (corresponding to a smaller temperature gradient) there is a high level of turbulence which rapidly diffuses pollutants, whereas in stable conditions turbulence levels are low, resulting in little diffusion of pollutants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Pollution de l'air
OBS

Source : «La pollution atmosphérique», Détrie, p. 192 et 172.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Contaminación del aire
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