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Record 1 2004-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

Precipitation (rain, drizzle, snow, ice pellets, hail, etc.) falling from a cloud and reaching the Earth's surface.

OBS

This supplementary feature (thus named because precipitation appears as an extension of the cloud) is mostly encountered with Altostratus, Nimbostratus, Stratocumulus, Stratus, Cumulus and Cumulonimbus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Précipitations (pluie, bruine, neige, granules de glace, grésil, grêle, etc.) tombant d'un nuage et atteignant la surface du globe.

OBS

Cette particularité supplémentaire (ainsi nommée parce que la précipitation apparaît comme un prolongement des nuages) se présente, le plus souvent, avec les Altostratus, Nimbostratus, Stratocumulus, Stratus, Cumulus et Cumulonimbus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Precipitación (lluvia, llovizna, nieve, hielo granulado, granizo, etc.) que cae de una nube y llega a la superficie de la Tierra.

OBS

Esta particularidad suplementaria (así denominada porque la precipitación aparece como una prolongación de las nubes) se observa principalmente en los Altostratus, los Nimbostratus, los Stratocumulus, los Stratus, los Cumulus y los Cumulonimbus.

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