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AIR MASS THUNDERSTORM [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A thunderstorm which occurs within an unstable air mass and which is not triggered by the passage of a front.

Key term(s)
  • airmass thunderstorm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Orage se produisant au sein d'une masse d'air instable et qui n'est pas déclenché par le passage d'un front.

CONT

Les orages se développent, soit au sein de masses d'air riches en vapeur d'eau et fortement réchauffées à la base (orages dits de masse d'air), que l'on observe plus fréquemment pendant le semestre estival, soit dans l'air chaud, le long d'une surface frontale (orages frontaux).

Spanish

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

Tormenta que se produce dentro de una masa de aire inestable y no es causada por el paso de un frente.

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