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Vertical atmospheric motion. Most brief but violent disturbances in Earth's wind systems involve large areas of ascending and descending air.... a thunderstorm is said to develop when the atmosphere becomes "unstable to vertical motion[. "] Such an instability can arise whenever relatively warm, light air is overlain by cooler, heavier air. Under such conditions[, ] the cooler air tends to sink, displacing the warmer air upward.  1, record 1, English, - vertical%20atmospheric%20motion

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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mouvement atmosphérique vertical; mouvement vertical atmosphérique : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.  3, record 1, French, - mouvement%20atmosph%C3%A9rique%20vertical

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Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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stable : A non-convective state in the atmosphere, opposite of unstable.  1, record 2, English, - non%2Dconvective%20state

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stable : État non convectif de l'atmosphère, opposé à «instable».  1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tat%20non%20convectif

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Record 3,  Textual support,  English

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The splitting of atoms in the upper atmosphere through the bombardment of cosmic rays.  1, record 3, English, - spallation%20reaction

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This results in the formation of new, often unstable, isotopes. Spallation reactions occur in the upper atmosphere when cosmic rays hit gas molecules and also at the surface of the earth by direct cosmic ray irradiation of atoms in solid geological materials.  1, record 3, English, - spallation%20reaction

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Réaction nucléaire où les noyaux sont éclatés en particules.  2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9action%20de%20spallation

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The layering of different temperatures of ... air caused by different densities, less dense floating on more dense layers.  4, record 4, English, - thermal%20stratification

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Thermal stratification of the atmosphere is characteristic of the Nocturnal Boundary Layer (NBL), particularly in basin topography where surface cooling combines with drainage flows from competing sources to create a complex thermal structure that can play an important role in transport and diffusion of pollution.  5, record 4, English, - thermal%20stratification

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Atmospheric stability describes the thermal stratification or vertical temperature structure of the atmosphere. Generally, six or seven different classes of atmospheric stability are used to describe the atmosphere. These classes range from extremely unstable(when atmospheric turbulence is greatest) to extremely stable(when atmospheric mixing is at a minimum and wind speeds are low). When the atmosphere is unstable, pollutants can rapidly diffuse through a large volume of the atmosphere. When the atmosphere is stable, pollutants will diffuse much more slowly in a vertical direction  6, record 4, English, - thermal%20stratification

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Mean, stable, vertical thermal stratification of the atmosphere,  7, record 4, English, - thermal%20stratification

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Lower, stable, unstable, weak, atmospheric thermal stratification.  7, record 4, English, - thermal%20stratification

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

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L'inversion de température [...] affecte les 50 premiers mètres de la troposphère. Avec la nuit, surtout en hiver, le sol se refroidit plus rapidement que les couches d'air. Au cours de la nuit les premières couches d'air vont peu à peu devenir plus froide que celle située au dessus, la stratification thermique (plus on monte, plus il fait froid) est donc inversée.  4, record 4, French, - stratification%20thermique

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La stratification thermique de l'air est importante pour la compréhension de la dispersion des polluants. Si la température diminue de façon constante avec l'altitude, l'atmosphère est alors dite instable, le polluant se disperse davantage en hauteur. S'il se met en place une couche d'inversion, c'est à dire que la température augmente de nouveau en altitude, l'atmosphère est dite stable. Si le polluant est émis en dessous de cette limite d'inversion, dans la couche limite atmosphérique, le polluant sera bloqué dans sa progression verticale, tandis que s'il est émis au dessus, sa dispersion vers le sol sera bloquée.  5, record 4, French, - stratification%20thermique

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Les échanges verticaux entre les différentes couches de l'atmosphère sont limités par la stratification thermique de l'atmosphère et par les différents régimes de vents.  2, record 4, French, - stratification%20thermique

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Stratification thermique horizontale, instable, inverse, verticale.  6, record 4, French, - stratification%20thermique

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Record 5,  Textual support,  English

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Air mass having static instability in its lower layers ...  3, record 5, English, - unstable%20air%20mass

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If the airmass is unstable, air which is pushed upward by some force will continue upward. An unstable airmass usually contains relatively warm(usually moist) air near the earth's surface and relatively cold(usually dry) air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere.  4, record 5, English, - unstable%20air%20mass

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unstable air mass: ... convective clouds and precipitation occur if its moisture content is sufficiently high.  3, record 5, English, - unstable%20air%20mass

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

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Masse d'air présentant de l'instabilité hydrostatique dans ses couches inférieures [...]  2, record 5, French, - masse%20d%27air%20instable

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masse d'air instable : [...] des nuages convectifs et des précipitations se produisent si sa teneur en humidité est suffisamment élevée  2, record 5, French, - masse%20d%27air%20instable

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Masa de aire que presenta inestabilidad hidrostática en las capas inferiores [...]  1, record 5, Spanish, - masa%20de%20aire%20inestable

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masa de aire inestable: [...] se producen nubes convectivas y precipitaciones si el contenido de humedad es suficientemente alto.  1, record 5, Spanish, - masa%20de%20aire%20inestable

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The chemical agents implicated in the ozone depletion phenomena are the halogenated compounds known as "halocarbons. "Though stable in the lower atmosphere, scientists believe they become unstable in sunlight in the atmosphere, and react with ozone, forming new compounds, thereby depleting the ozone available for screening.  2, record 6, English, - halogenated%20compound

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Measurements of concentration trends and sensitivity studies by means of radiation models have resolved that the strongest climatic change signals are to be expected from CFCl₃ (F 11), FC_{2Cl[subscript 2} (F 12), CH₄, N₂O and O₃. A number of other halogenated compounds and hydrocarbons altogether probably are less important than any one of the above mentioned constituents and will not be considered specifically in the present context.  3, record 6, English, - halogenated%20compound

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[Composé] chimique qui renferme au moins un halogène.  2, record 6, French, - compos%C3%A9%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9

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Les halogènes sont le fluor, le chlore, le brome, l'iode et l'astate; seuls les quatre premiers sont vraiment considérés dans le processus d'halogénation. Le chlore, parmi tous les halogènes, représente le produit le plus menaçant pour la couche d'ozone stratosphérique.  2, record 6, French, - compos%C3%A9%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9

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Record 7,  Textual support,  English

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A pollution plume with a flat base but appreciable vertical spread indicative of an atmosphere which is statically stable up to the base of the plume and unstable above.  1, record 7, English, - lofting

Record 7,  Textual support,  French

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Panache de pollution à base plate mais d'extension verticale importante, qui indique une atmosphère statiquement stable jusqu'à la base du panache et instable au-dessus.  1, record 7, French, - panache%20turgescent

Record 7,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Penacho de contaminación de base plana, pero de apreciable extensión vertical, que indica una atmósfera estáticamente estable hasta la base e inestable por encima.  1, record 7, Spanish, - diseminaci%C3%B3n%20de%20contaminantes%20en%20altura

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Formation of a pollution plume which is distorted by large vertical eddies in an unstable atmosphere.  1, record 8, English, - looping

Record 8,  Textual support,  French

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Panache de pollution distordu par de grands tourbillons verticaux dans une atmosphère instable.  1, record 8, French, - panache%20en%20volutes

Record 8,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Formación de un penacho de contaminación causado por turbulencias verticales en una atmósfera inestable.  1, record 8, Spanish, - formaci%C3%B3n%20de%20rizos

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Between the source and sink of a pollutant in the atmosphere dispersion and transport occur simultaneously. Dispersion is caused by turbulent eddies which develop in air that is thermally unstable or that is subjected to a strong wind shear. Transport is controlled by air circulations whose driving force may be local, regional or global in extent.  1, record 9, English, - air%20driving%20force

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Record 9,  Textual support,  Spanish