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CROSSING WIND [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- miejour
1, record 1, English, miejour
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A warm, moist sea breeze from the south that sets in at midday in Provence, France, south of Mount Ventoux. 2, record 1, English, - miejour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the Roussillon region the midday south wind(mitgjorn) is irregular and generally light, and is dry after crossing the Pyrenees. 2, record 1, English, - miejour
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- miejour
1, record 1, French, miejour
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Brise de mer chaude et humide soufflant du sud qui se produit au milieu du jour en Provence, au sud du mont Ventoux en France. 1, record 1, French, - miejour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le Roussillon, le vent sud du midi, appelé mitgjorn, est irrégulier et généralement léger et devient un vent sec une fois qu'il a traversé les Pyrénées. 1, record 1, French, - miejour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les sources consultées, ne nous ont pas permis de déterminer le genre de «miejour». 2, record 1, French, - miejour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-03-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- libeccio
1, record 2, English, libeccio
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A westerly or southwesterly wind that predominates in northern Corsica and Italy, frequently raising high seas in violent westerly squalls. 2, record 2, English, - libeccio
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Occurring all year round, [this wind] is most persistent in summer, while in winter it alternates with the tramontana (northeast or north wind). 2, record 2, English, - libeccio
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On windward slopes [this wind] brings rain, with thunderstorms in summer and autumn. After crossing the mountains it is warm and dry, but may be very turbulent. 3, record 2, English, - libeccio
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Italian name for a southwest wind. 3, record 2, English, - libeccio
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- libeccio
1, record 2, French, libeccio
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent du sud-ouest modéré à fort, chaud ou doux, soufflant en Corse et sur la région niçoise. 2, record 2, French, - libeccio
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ce vent] est fréquemment violent entre le cap Corse et Bastia. 3, record 2, French, - libeccio
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-05-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sirocco
1, record 3, English, sirocco
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- scirocco 1, record 3, English, scirocco
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hot, humid, southerly winds in southern Italy, Sicily and Malta which originate over the Sahara but gain moisture on crossing the Mediterranean Sea. 2, record 3, English, - sirocco
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The air comes from the Sahara(as a desert wind) and is dry and dusty, but the term is not used in North Africa, where it is called chom(hot) or arifi(thirsty). In crossing the Mediterranean the sirocco picks up much moisture because of its high temperature, and reaches Malta, Sicily, and southern Italy as a very enervating, hot, humid wind. As it travels northward, it causes fog and rain. In some parts of the Mediterranean region the word may be used for any warm southerly wind, often of foehn type. In the extreme southwest of Greece a warm foehn crossing the coastal mountains is named sirocco di levante. There are a number of local variants of the spelling such as xaroco(Portuguese), jaloque or xaloque(Spanish), xaloc or xaloch(Catalonian). In the Rhône delta the warm rainy southeast sirocco is called eissero. On Zakynthos Island it is called lampaditsa. 3, record 3, English, - sirocco
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sirocco
1, record 3, French, sirocco
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- scirocco 2, record 3, French, scirocco
correct, masculine noun
- siroco 3, record 3, French, siroco
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent du sud, chaud et humide, dans le sud de l'Italie, en Sicile et à Malte; il provient du Sahara et acquiert de l'humidité en traversant la Méditerranée. 3, record 3, French, - sirocco
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'air vient du Sahara comme vent de désert; il est chaud et poussiéreux. En Afrique du Nord, on l'appelle chom (chaud) ou arifi (soif). En traversant la Méditerranée, le sirocco recueille beaucoup d'humidité à cause de sa température élevée et atteint Malte, la Sicile et le sud de l'Italie comme vent humide et chaud. En se mouvant vers le nord, il produit du brouillard et de la pluie. Dans l'extrême sud-ouest de la Grèce un foehn chaud qui traverse les montagnes côtières porte le nom de sirocco di levante. L'appellation du vent diffère suivant les pays. Le sirocco s'appelle xaroco au Portugal, jaloque ou xaloque en Espagne, xaloc ou xaloch en Catalogne. Dans le delta du Rhône, le sirocco pluvieux et chaud est appelé eissero. À l'île de Zakynthos, on l'appelle lampaditsa. 2, record 3, French, - sirocco
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- siroco
1, record 3, Spanish, siroco
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En el sur de Italia, Sicilia y Malta, un viento cálido húmedo, procedente del sur; es aire del Sahara que adquiere humedad al cruzar el Mediterráneo. 1, record 3, Spanish, - siroco
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