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Record 1 2008-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A hot, sand- and dust-laden wind from between southeast and southwest that blows in front of a depression on the southeast coast of Spain but extends only a few miles inland.

OBS

A name for the sirocco in Spain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Vent sec, violent et étouffant qui souffle d'entre le sud-est et le sud-ouest sur les côtes sud-est de l'Espagne.

OBS

C'est l'équivalent du sirocco et il peut souffler avec violence à Oran.

Spanish

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