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FOHN [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Skiing and Snowboarding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foehn
1, record 1, English, foehn
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- föhn 2, record 1, English, f%C3%B6hn
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A warm, dry, strong wind that flows down into valleys when stable, high-pressure air is forced across and then down the lee slopes of a mountain range. 3, record 1, English, - foehn
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Ski et surf des neiges
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- foehn
1, record 1, French, foehn
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- föhn 2, record 1, French, f%C3%B6hn
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent échauffé et asséché par un mouvement descendant, en général en aval (à l'arrière) d'une montagne. 3, record 1, French, - foehn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le «foehn» ou, du suisse allemand, «föhn», est un vent chaud et sec qui se développe par l'affaissement de l'air après le passage d'un relief. Habituellement, le vent se développe du côté sud de la montagne où il provoque nébulosité et pluies puis, traversant vers le nord où l'atmosphère devient parfaitement claire mais l'air lourd, desséché et chaud, fait grimper la température de 10 °C pendant le jour alors qu'il gèle la nuit. Ces soudaines modifications entraînent la fonte des neiges et expliquent de nombreuses avalanches. 4, record 1, French, - foehn
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
- Esquí y snowboard
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- foehn
1, record 1, Spanish, foehn
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- föhn 2, record 1, Spanish, f%C3%B6hn
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Viento cálido y seco que resulta detrás de una cordillera cuando las masas de aire que la han ascendido por la otra vertiente han perdido su humedad y experimentado sucesivamente una dilatación y una compresión. 3, record 1, Spanish, - foehn
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-02-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- foehn air
1, record 2, English, foehn%20air
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- föhn air 2, record 2, English, f%C3%B6hn%20air
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Warm, dry air associated with a foehn wind. 1, record 2, English, - foehn%20air
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- air de foehn
1, record 2, French, air%20de%20foehn
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Air chaud et sec associé à un vent de foehn. 1, record 2, French, - air%20de%20foehn
Record 2, Key term(s)
- air de föhn
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- aire de foehn
1, record 2, Spanish, aire%20de%20foehn
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aire cálido y seco asociado con el viento foehn. 1, record 2, Spanish, - aire%20de%20foehn
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-11-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- foehn effect
1, record 3, English, foehn%20effect
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- föhn effect 2, record 3, English, f%C3%B6hn%20effect
correct
- Foehn effect 3, record 3, English, Foehn%20effect
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... phenomena found in meteorology, [effect derived from the] wind coming down a mountain [and] warm[ing] up as it descends. 4, record 3, English, - foehn%20effect
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The north westerlies of summer force humid air to rise against the western mountains, causing heavy rain in the west ... As the air sinks down on the eastern side of the mountains, it warms and the clouds quite often disperse. This is called the foehn effect and in summer it brings a hot, dry and very trying wind for a while to the Canterbury Plains inland of Christchurch. Then the wind becomes a southerly and for the rest of the year it brings cooler fresher air. 5, record 3, English, - foehn%20effect
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foehn; föhn : A warm dry wind coming off the lee slopes of a mountain range. 6, record 3, English, - foehn%20effect
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Fohn effect
- Föhn effect
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- effet de foehn
1, record 3, French, effet%20de%20foehn
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- effet de föhn 2, record 3, French, effet%20de%20f%C3%B6hn
correct, masculine noun
- effet de Foehn 3, record 3, French, effet%20de%20Foehn
masculine noun
- effet de Föhn 3, record 3, French, effet%20de%20F%C3%B6hn
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] sur la face sous le vent d'un relief, soit en aval par rapport au flux général, l'air redescend le long de la pente se réchauffe par la compression qu'il subit, [...] on observe alors un temps plus sec, plus chaud et un ciel qui se dégage, c'est l'effet de foehn. 4, record 3, French, - effet%20de%20foehn
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'air se déplaçant dans le flux d'alizé et rencontrant une île monte en suivant le relief. Ce phénomène d'ascendance (provoquée) génère un refroidissement de la masse d'air, la condensation de l'eau contenue dans cette masse d'air, l'apparition de nuages et de précipitations, [...] En redescendant sur le versant sous le vent, ces masses d'air, qui ont perdu leur eau à cause des précipitations (engendrées), se retrouvent à un état d'humidité inférieur à l'état initial, et provoquent donc un effet de sécheresse sur les régions touchées. Cet effet très fréquent est nommé «Effet de Föhn ou Foehn» (et prononcé «feunn»), du nom d'un vent [chaud et sec] soufflant de l'Adriatique sur l'Autriche. Il apparaît dès qu'un vent humide rencontre une barrière montagneuse. 3, record 3, French, - effet%20de%20foehn
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
L'effet de foehn est également une manifestation, comme les brouillards, des topoclimats. 4, record 3, French, - effet%20de%20foehn
Record 3, Key term(s)
- effet de fohn
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Climatología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- efecto foehn
1, record 3, Spanish, efecto%20foehn
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso que da lugar a un viento cálido y seco como consecuencia de la evolución adiabática sufrida por el aire al descender, a sotavento de una cordillera, hacia la planicie; el contraste térmico se debe a que el calor latente de condensación, liberado al formarse las gotas de lluvia durante el ascenso, queda incorporado al aire descendente. 1, record 3, Spanish, - efecto%20foehn
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-10-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- free air foehn
1, record 4, English, free%20air%20foehn
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Warm, dry air aloft formed by subsidence in the free atmosphere. 1, record 4, English, - free%20air%20foehn
Record 4, Key term(s)
- free-air foehn
- free air föhn
- free-air föhn
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- foehn dans l'atmosphère libre
1, record 4, French, foehn%20dans%20l%27atmosph%C3%A8re%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Air chaud et sec en altitude produit par subsidence dans l'atmosphère libre. 1, record 4, French, - foehn%20dans%20l%27atmosph%C3%A8re%20libre
Record 4, Key term(s)
- föhn dans l'atmosphère libre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- foehn en la atmósfera libre
1, record 4, Spanish, foehn%20en%20la%20atm%C3%B3sfera%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aire cálido y seco en altitud, formado por subsidencia en la atmósfera libre. 1, record 4, Spanish, - foehn%20en%20la%20atm%C3%B3sfera%20libre
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-09-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- foehn cloud
1, record 5, English, foehn%20cloud
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- föhn cloud 2, record 5, English, f%C3%B6hn%20cloud
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cloud form associated with the foehn, generally of the lenticularis species formed in the lee wave parallel to a mountain ridge. 3, record 5, English, - foehn%20cloud
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- nuage de foehn
1, record 5, French, nuage%20de%20foehn
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme de nuage associée au foehn, généralement des nuages de l'espèce lenticularis, se formant dans l'onde sous le vent parallèlement à une crête montagneuse. 2, record 5, French, - nuage%20de%20foehn
Record 5, Key term(s)
- nuage de föhn
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- nube de foehn
1, record 5, Spanish, nube%20de%20foehn
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- nube del foehn 2, record 5, Spanish, nube%20del%20foehn
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nube asociada con el foehn. 2, record 5, Spanish, - nube%20de%20foehn
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En general se trata de nubes de la especie lenticularis, que aparecen en la onda a sotavento de una cadena montañosa. 2, record 5, Spanish, - nube%20de%20foehn
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-09-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- foehn wall
1, record 6, English, foehn%20wall
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- foehn bank 1, record 6, English, foehn%20bank
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cloud formation which, during a foehn episode, lies over and along a mountain ridge and which presents, to an observer downwind from the ridge, the appearance of a vertical wall. 2, record 6, English, - foehn%20wall
Record 6, Key term(s)
- föhn wall
- föhn bank
- foehnwall
- föhnwall
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mur de foehn
1, record 6, French, mur%20de%20foehn
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme de nuage surmontant ou longeant, en période de foehn, la crête d'une montagne et présentant, pour un observateur placé sous le vent de la crête, l'aspect d'une muraille verticale. 2, record 6, French, - mur%20de%20foehn
Record 6, Key term(s)
- mur de föhn
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- muro del foehn
1, record 6, Spanish, muro%20del%20foehn
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- cortina del foehn 1, record 6, Spanish, cortina%20del%20foehn
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Banco nuboso, en una situación de viento foehn, localizado sobre la cresta de una cordillera y que, para un observador situado corriente abajo, se asemeja a una pared vertical. 1, record 6, Spanish, - muro%20del%20foehn
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-09-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- foehn break
1, record 7, English, foehn%20break
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- foehn gap 1, record 7, English, foehn%20gap
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
During a foehn period, a break in the clouds at levels higher than the mountain which generates the foehn; the clouds disperse on the lee side of the mountain and re-form farther downstream. 2, record 7, English, - foehn%20break
Record 7, Key term(s)
- föhn break
- föhn gap
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- brèche de foehn
1, record 7, French, br%C3%A8che%20de%20foehn
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En période de foehn, brèche dans les nuages situés à des niveaux plus élevés que la montagne qui engendre le foehn; les nuages se dissipent du côté sous le vent de la montagne et se reforment plus loin en aval. 2, record 7, French, - br%C3%A8che%20de%20foehn
Record 7, Key term(s)
- brèche de föhn
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- brecha del foehn
1, record 7, Spanish, brecha%20del%20foehn
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- pausa del foehn 1, record 7, Spanish, pausa%20del%20foehn
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En una situación de foehn, una abertura en las nubes situada a alturas superiores a la de las montañas que originan el foehn. Estas nubes se disipan al pasar a sotavento de las montaña y se regeneran después. 1, record 7, Spanish, - brecha%20del%20foehn
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-09-17
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- foehn wave
1, record 8, English, foehn%20wave
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wave motion of the air above the region of foehn development. 2, record 8, English, - foehn%20wave
Record 8, Key term(s)
- föhn wave
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- onde de foehn
1, record 8, French, onde%20de%20foehn
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement ondulatoire de l'air au-dessus de la région de développement du foehn. 2, record 8, French, - onde%20de%20foehn
Record 8, Key term(s)
- onde de föhn
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- onda del foehn
1, record 8, Spanish, onda%20del%20foehn
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movimiento ondulatorio del aire sobre la región en que se está desarrollando el foehn. 1, record 8, Spanish, - onda%20del%20foehn
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