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ZONDA [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

... a hot, humid north wind in the pampas, in advance of a depression moving eastward, and preceding the pampero.

CONT

Sharp changes in temperature occur along this coastline during sudden wind changes. Winds from the N (Sondos) are hot and oppressive in summer, while S and W winds are cool and bracing. There is a sudden drop in temperature at the onset of a Pampero.

OBS

zonda ... The name seems to apply to two winds of quite different origin. The most common use is for a dry foehn wind descending the eastern slopes of the Andes in the central Argentine in winter ...

OBS

zonda. This wind is also called the sondo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Wind of foehn type on the eastern slopes of the Andes in central Argentina.

CONT

zonda (or sondo, viento zonda.) The zondas carry a lot of dust in the dry season.

OBS

zonda ... The name seems to apply to two winds of quite different origin. ... It also describes a hot, humid north wind in the pampas, in advance of a depression moving eastward, and preceding the pampero. This wind is also called the sondo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Vent du type föhn sur le versant oriental des Andes en Argentine centrale.

CONT

Le Zonda est un vent typique de la région, de type foehn, très chaud (sa température se situe autour de 30° C) et très sec (humidité relative inférieure à 10 %). Or même s'il ne souffle que sporadiquement, il sévit de juillet à octobre, avec une fréquence particulière à l'époque de la floraison des arbres fruitiers, ce qui entrave la pollinisation en raison de la déshydratation du tube pollinique provoquée par ce vent.

Spanish

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

Viento de tipo foehn que sopla en la vertiente oriental de los Andes, en la parte central de la Argentina.

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