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LENTICULAR CLOUD [3 records]

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Record 1 2004-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Clouds having the shape of lenses or almonds, often very elongated and usually with well-defined outlines; they occasionally show irisation.

OBS

Such clouds appear most often in cloud formations of orographic origin, but may also occur in regions without marked orography. This term applies mainly to Cirrocumulus, Altocumulus and Stratocumulus.

OBS

A whaleback cloud is a lenticular cloud.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Nuages en forme de lentilles ou d'amandes, souvent très allongés et dont les contours sont généralement bien délimités; ils présentent parfois des irisations.

OBS

Ces nuages apparaissent, le plus souvent, dans les formations nuageuses d'origine orographique, mais ils peuvent aussi être observés au-dessus de régions sans relief marqué. Ce terme s'applique principalement aux Cirrocumulus, Altocumulus et Stratocumulus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Nubes con forma de lentes o de almendras, comúnmente muy alargadas y de contornos en general bien definidos; a veces presentan irisaciones.

OBS

Estas nubes aparecen con mayor frecuencia en formaciones de nubes de origen orográfico, pero también pueden observarse sobre regiones sin relieve marcado. Este término se aplica principalmente a los Cirrocumulus, los Altocumulus y los Stratocumulus.

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Record 2 2004-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A stationary bank of cirriform cloud marking the upper portion of the system of lenticular clouds formed in the lee wave produced by flow across the Sudeten Mountains...

OBS

[It is] a type of foehn cloud.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Banc stationnaire de nuages cirriformes indiquant la partie supérieure d'un système de nuages lenticulaires formés dans l'onde sous le vent du flux au-dessus des Sudètes [...]

OBS

C'est un type de nuage de foehn.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Banco estacionario de nubes cirriformes que indica la parte superior del sistema de nubes lenticulares formado a sotavento por el flujo sobre las montañas Sudetes [...]

OBS

[...] tipo de nube de foehn.

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Record 3 1999-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

An elongated lenticular cloud.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Nuage lenticulaire allongé.

Spanish

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