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UPPER TROUGH [1 record]

Record 1 2013-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A pressure trough existing in the upper air.

OBS

... often refers to such troughs only when they are more pronounced aloft than near the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
OBS

[...] souvent réservée aux thalwegs qui sont plus marqués en altitude que près de la surface.

OBS

talweg : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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

Vaguada de presión existente en la atmósfera superior.

OBS

Este término se reserva a menudo a las vaguadas más marcadas en altitud que cerca de la superficie.

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