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OVER-SHOOTING TOP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- overshooting top
1, record 1, English, overshooting%20top
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
overshooting tops: Protuberances from the top of a Cumulonimbus cloud which rise above the general upper level of the cloud or anvil before sinking back, their appearance being that of cupolas. 2, record 1, English, - overshooting%20top
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tall and persistent overshooting tops are frequently observed with strong or severe thunderstorms in which there is a nearly continuous stream of buoyant updrafts. 3, record 1, English, - overshooting%20top
Record 1, Key term(s)
- over-shooting top
- over shooting top
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sommet protubérant
1, record 1, French, sommet%20protub%C3%A9rant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sommet débordant 2, record 1, French, sommet%20d%C3%A9bordant
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
sommet protubérants : Protubérances au-dessus d'un cumulonimbus qui dépassent le niveau du sommet du nuage ou de l'enclume avant de s'effondrer; elles ont l'apparence générale de dômes. 3, record 1, French, - sommet%20protub%C3%A9rant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cumulonimbus [...] Son sommet s'étale le plus souvent en forme d'enclume, de panache ou de chevelure désordonnée et sa base, très sombre, s'accompagne fréquemment de nuages bas déchiquetés, soudés ou non avec elle; dans certains cas, des sommets protubérants en forme de dômes surmontent l'enclume, révélant un phénomène d'«overshoot», c'est-à-dire de dépassement de la tropopause. 4, record 1, French, - sommet%20protub%C3%A9rant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cimas protuberantes
1, record 1, Spanish, cimas%20protuberantes
feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Protuberancias por encima de un Cumulonimbus que rebasan el nivel de la cima de la nube o del yunque antes de desmoronarse; tienen el aspecto general de bóvedas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cimas%20protuberantes
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