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CLOUD ABSORPTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-12-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cloud absorption
1, record 1, English, cloud%20absorption
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The absorption of electromagnetic radiation by the water drops and water vapor within a cloud. 2, record 1, English, - cloud%20absorption
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For insolation (incoming solar radiation), clouds absorb rather small fractions, particularly of the shorter wavelengths. Even for depths of clouds of the order of 20,000 ft, measurements suggest absorptions of less than 30 percent, while layers only one or two thousand feet thick may absorb only about 5 percent. However, for long-wave terrestrial radiation, even very thin layers of cloud act as almost complete black-body absorbers. 2, record 1, English, - cloud%20absorption
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- absorption par les nuages
1, record 1, French, absorption%20par%20les%20nuages
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe encore une diffusion et une absorption simultanées par les nuages, très variables selon leur nature (gouttelettes, cristaux), leur altitude, leur densité, leur nébulosité, leurs dimensions, etc. mais souvent considérées comme neutres et indépendantes des longueurs d'onde (notion de densité optique), sauf pour celles supérieures à 1,2 um environ, qui sont le plus souvent complètement absorbées. 2, record 1, French, - absorption%20par%20les%20nuages
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- absorción por las nubes
1, record 1, Spanish, absorci%C3%B3n%20por%20las%20nubes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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