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Record 1 2003-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

An English name for the levante, more specifically applied to winds in the Straits of Gibraltar and on the east coast of Spain.

OBS

Levanter ... blows from east or northeast with high pressure over central Europe and a depression over the southwest Mediterranean. It is most frequent and strongest from October to December and February to May, and persists for two or three days.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

Vent d'est ou du nord-est du détroit de Gibraltar et des côtes est de l'Espagne.

Spanish

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