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DRY WIND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dry wind
1, record 1, English, dry%20wind
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type of wind, often heated and dried by compression, having different names depending on the location where it occurs ... 1, record 1, English, - dry%20wind
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... for example: bise, bora, chinook, foehn, ghibli, haboob, harmattan, khamsin, mistral, shamal, simoon, sukhovei, tramontana, zonda, etc. 1, record 1, English, - dry%20wind
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vent sec
1, record 1, French, vent%20sec
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de vent, souvent réchauffé et asséché par compression, portant différents noms selon l'endroit où il se manifeste [...] 1, record 1, French, - vent%20sec
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Par exemples :] bise, bora, chinook, foehn, ghibli, haboob, harmattan, khamsin, mistral, shamal, simoun, sukhovei, tramontane, zonda, etc. 1, record 1, French, - vent%20sec
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- viento seco
1, record 1, Spanish, viento%20seco
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tipo de viento, frecuentemente calentado y desecado por compresión, que tiene distintos nombres según el lugar en que se produce [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - viento%20seco
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] por ejemplo : bise, bora, chinook, foehn, ghibli, haboob, harmattan, khamsin, mistral, shamal, simún, sukhovei, tramontana, zonda, etc. 1, record 1, Spanish, - viento%20seco
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