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TROWAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- occluded front
1, record 1, English, occluded%20front
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- occlusion 2, record 1, English, occlusion
correct
- TROWAL 3, record 1, English, TROWAL
correct, Canada, officially approved
- trowal 4, record 1, English, trowal
correct, Canada
- trough of warm air aloft 5, record 1, English, trough%20of%20warm%20air%20aloft
correct
- tongue of warm air aloft 6, record 1, English, tongue%20of%20warm%20air%20aloft
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A transition zone in the atmosphere where an advancing cold air mass sandwiches a warm air mass between another cold air mass pushing the warm air into the upper atmosphere. 2, record 1, English, - occluded%20front
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The cold front of an intensifying weather system picks up speed and catches up with the warm front. When the cold front reaches the warm front, the warm air is caught and squeezed more and more between the two fronts. It will be lifted and the system becomes occluded, producing what is known as a trowal ("TRough Of Warm Air aLoft"). 7, record 1, English, - occluded%20front
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The weather associated with a TROWAL varies considerably from dry to showery to heavy precipitation. 8, record 1, English, - occluded%20front
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
An occluded front is moving across the province today. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 9, record 1, English, - occluded%20front
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
occluded front; trough of warm air aloft; TROWAL: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 10, record 1, English, - occluded%20front
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- front occlus
1, record 1, French, front%20occlus
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- occlusion 2, record 1, French, occlusion
correct, feminine noun
- langue d'air chaud en altitude 3, record 1, French, langue%20d%27air%20chaud%20en%20altitude
correct, feminine noun
- trowal 4, record 1, French, trowal
correct, masculine noun, Canada
- talweg d'air chaud en altitude 5, record 1, French, talweg%20d%27air%20chaud%20en%20altitude
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Front séparant deux masses d'air froid qui sont entrées en contact par suite du processus d'occlusion. 2, record 1, French, - front%20occlus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On verra le passage d'un front occlus sur la province aujourd'hui. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 6, record 1, French, - front%20occlus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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). 7, record 1, French, - front%20occlus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
front occlus : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 8, record 1, French, - front%20occlus
Record 1, Key term(s)
- thalweg d'air chaud en altitude
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- trowal
1, record 1, Spanish, trowal
masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- frente ocluido 2, record 1, Spanish, frente%20ocluido
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proyección sobre la superficie de la Tierra de una lengua de aire caliente en altura, como sucede en el proceso de oclusión de una depresión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - trowal
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