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SHEET CLOUDS [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- altostratus opacus
1, record 1, English, altostratus%20opacus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- As op 2, record 1, English, As%20op
correct
- As opa 3, record 1, English, As%20opa
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Altostratus opacus(As opa) is a sheet, layer, or patch of altostrati clouds, the greater part of which is sufficiently thick to obscure the Sun, and not even its position is detectable. 3, record 1, English, - altostratus%20opacus
Record 1, Key term(s)
- alto-stratus opacus
- alto stratus opacus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- altostratus opacus
1, record 1, French, altostratus%20opacus
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- As op 2, record 1, French, As%20op
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche d'altostratus opaque et d'épaisseur variable, pouvant cacher entièrement le soleil - au moins par places - mais présentant par endroits la structure fibreuse. 3, record 1, French, - altostratus%20opacus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Description des nuages. [...] Genre : altostratus. Espèces : -. Variétés : translucidus, opacus, undulatus, duplicatus, radiatus. Formes : virga, mamma, praecipitatio, pannus. Générateurs : cumulonimbogenitus, altocumulogenitus. 4, record 1, French, - altostratus%20opacus
Record 1, Key term(s)
- alto-stratus opacus
- alto stratus opacus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-06-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cloud sheet
1, record 2, English, cloud%20sheet
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sheet of cloud 2, record 2, English, sheet%20of%20cloud
correct
- sheet of clouds 3, record 2, English, sheet%20of%20clouds
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Particular arrangement of clouds forming a continuous and relatively thin layer of great horizontal extent. 4, record 2, English, - cloud%20sheet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nappe de nuages
1, record 2, French, nappe%20de%20nuages
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- nappe nuageuse 2, record 2, French, nappe%20nuageuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nuages en couche ou presque, de faible épaisseur et de très grande extension horizontale. 2, record 2, French, - nappe%20de%20nuages
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plusieurs auteurs considèrent les termes «nappe de nuages» et «couche de nuages» comme des synonymes. Ceux qui les distinguent voient dans la nappe une couche de faible épaisseur et de grande extension horizontale. On a tendance à les confondre. 3, record 2, French, - nappe%20de%20nuages
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sábana de nubes
1, record 2, Spanish, s%C3%A1bana%20de%20nubes
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distribución especial de las nubes, que forman una capa de nubes relativamente fina y continua de grandes dimensiones horizontales. 1, record 2, Spanish, - s%C3%A1bana%20de%20nubes
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-06-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- layer cloud
1, record 3, English, layer%20cloud
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sheet cloud 2, record 3, English, sheet%20cloud
correct
- layered cloud 3, record 3, English, layered%20cloud
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clouds of no marked vertical development ... 1, record 3, English, - layer%20cloud
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The observed cloud forms adapt themselves to separation into fairly definite groups. Clouds occur generally in "heap" forms or "sheet" or "layer" forms, or combinations of these. The term "veil clouds" is very aptly used at times for certain of the sheet clouds, particularly the precipitating forms. 4, record 3, English, - layer%20cloud
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The layer cloud types comprise Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrostratus, Altocumulus (except Altocumulus castellanus), Altostratus, Nimbostratus, Stratus, and Stratocumulus. 1, record 3, English, - layer%20cloud
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
As opposed to "heap cloud". 1, record 3, English, - layer%20cloud
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nuage en nappe
1, record 3, French, nuage%20en%20nappe
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- nuage en couche 2, record 3, French, nuage%20en%20couche
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nuage en couche de faible épaisseur et de grande extension horizontale. 3, record 3, French, - nuage%20en%20nappe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour s'y reconnaître dans ces genres de nuages et leurs appellations, distinguons parmi tous les aspects variés des nuages trois formes fondamentales : 1) Les nuages en voile, en nappe ou en couche plus ou moins uniforme et dont les noms se terminent tous par le suffixe stratus. Ce sont par ordre d'altitude décroissante : Cirrostratus, Altostratus, Nimbo-stratus et Stratus. 4, record 3, French, - nuage%20en%20nappe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Même si, dans la pratique, on confond généralement la nappe et la couche, le terme «nuage en nappe» est la meilleure expression pour marquer l'opposition avec une autre classe de nuages, les nuages en amas, qui se caractérisent quant à eux par leur grande extension verticale. 3, record 3, French, - nuage%20en%20nappe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le nuage en voile est un nuage en nappe dont les contours et les dimensions ne sont pas clairement définis. 3, record 3, French, - nuage%20en%20nappe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-05-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- heap cloud
1, record 4, English, heap%20cloud
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clouds of appreciable vertical development (cumulus and cumulonimbus), as opposed to layer clouds. 2, record 4, English, - heap%20cloud
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Less formal classifications are made in terms of the physical processes of cloud formation, notably into heap clouds and layer clouds(or "sheet clouds"). 2, record 4, English, - heap%20cloud
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- nuage en amas
1, record 4, French, nuage%20en%20amas
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- nuage en morceaux 2, record 4, French, nuage%20en%20morceaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nuage en masse arrondie et à développement vertical. 1, record 4, French, - nuage%20en%20amas
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-05-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cloud classification
1, record 5, English, cloud%20classification
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
System of distinguishing and grouping clouds according to one or more of the following criteria: appearance, height, process of formation, particulate composition. 2, record 5, English, - cloud%20classification
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cloud classification. A system... based on the system proposed by Luke Howard, a London pharmacist, in 1803. Howard divided clouds into three fundamental forms : stratus(sheet or layer clouds), cumulus(heaped-up clouds), and cirrus(fibrous or tufty clouds). The form nimbus was also added to indicate a rain cloud, but is now used only in composite forms, e. g. cumulonimbus.... Clouds are also classified into the height-based categories of low(up to 2 km), medium(2 km to 6 km), and high(above 6 km), with examples in each category being, respectively, cirrus, altocumulus, and stratus. The official International Classification scheme assigns a number to nine types of clouds. These are(ranging from high to low altitude types) :(0) cirrus,(1) cirrocumulus,(2) cirrostratus,(3) altocumulus,(4) altostratus,(5) nimbostratus,(6) stratocumulus,(7) stratus,(8) cumulus,(9) cumulonimbus. 3, record 5, English, - cloud%20classification
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- classification des nuages
1, record 5, French, classification%20des%20nuages
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Schéma permettant de différencier et de grouper les nuages suivant un ou plusieurs des critères ci-après : a) aspect, b) processus de formation, c) altitude habituelle, d) composition particulière. 2, record 5, French, - classification%20des%20nuages
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La première tentative d'une classification des nuages est due au célèbre naturaliste français Lamarck en 1802. [...] L'année suivante (1803), un Anglais, Luke Howard, publia une classification des nuages qui, elle, connut un grand succès et cependant Howard, aboutissait, dans l'ensemble, aux mêmes résultats que Lamarck. Mais au lieu d'utiliser des noms français pour désigner ses formes types, Howard introduisait les noms latins de Cirrus, cumulus et Stratus. 3, record 5, French, - classification%20des%20nuages
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On peut aussi classer les nuages par leur altitude, par leur mode de développement ou par la nature des particules qui les composent. 4, record 5, French, - classification%20des%20nuages
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Meteorología
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- clasificación de las nubes
1, record 5, Spanish, clasificaci%C3%B3n%20de%20las%20nubes
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema para distinguir y agrupar las nubes según uno o más de los siguientes criterios: aspecto, altura habitual, mecanismo de formación, composición de las partículas. 1, record 5, Spanish, - clasificaci%C3%B3n%20de%20las%20nubes
Record 6 - internal organization data 1992-12-31
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- translucidus
1, record 6, English, translucidus
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- tr 1, record 6, English, tr
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clouds in an extensive patch, sheet or layer, the greater part of which is sufficiently translucent to reveal the position of the Sun or Moon. 2, record 6, English, - translucidus
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This term applies to Altocumulus, Altostratus, Stratocumulus and Stratus. 2, record 6, English, - translucidus
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- translucidus
1, record 6, French, translucidus
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- tr 1, record 6, French, tr
masculine noun
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nuages en banc, nappe ou couche, dont la majeure partie est suffisamment translucide pour laisser apparaître la position du Soleil ou de la Lune. 2, record 6, French, - translucidus
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme s'applique aux Altocumulus, Altostratus, Stratocumulus et Stratus. 2, record 6, French, - translucidus
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- translucidus
1, record 6, Spanish, translucidus
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
- tr 1, record 6, Spanish, tr
masculine noun
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nubes en banco, sábana o capa extensa, la mayor parte de las cuales son suficientemente traslúcidas para dejar entrever la posición del Sol o de la Luna. 1, record 6, Spanish, - translucidus
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Este término se aplica a los Altocumulus, Altostratus, Stratocumulus y Stratus. 1, record 6, Spanish, - translucidus
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