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UPDRAUGHT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- convection current
1, record 1, English, convection%20current
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- convective current 2, record 1, English, convective%20current
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any current of air involved in convection such as a thermal or an updraught in a Cumulus cloud. 2, record 1, English, - convection%20current
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courant de convection
1, record 1, French, courant%20de%20convection
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- courant convectif 2, record 1, French, courant%20convectif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tout courant d'air associé à la convection tel que les thermiques ou les courants ascendants dans les Cumulus. 2, record 1, French, - courant%20de%20convection
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Meteorología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- corriente de convección
1, record 1, Spanish, corriente%20de%20convecci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- corriente convectiva 1, record 1, Spanish, corriente%20convectiva
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cualquier corriente de aire asociada a la convección, como las térmicas o las corrientes ascendentes en los Cumulus. 1, record 1, Spanish, - corriente%20de%20convecci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-11-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- supercell
1, record 2, English, supercell
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persistent, single, intense updraught and downdraught coexisting in a thunderstorm in a quasi-steady state rather than in the more usual state of an assemblage of cloud cells each of which has a relatively short life. 1, record 2, English, - supercell
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cell: Any portion of the atmosphere from a few cubic feet to many thousands of cubic miles in volume that moves or behaves as a unit despite varying conditions of temperature, humidity, and air movement inside of it and that takes part in a systematic circulation. 2, record 2, English, - supercell
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- supercellule
1, record 2, French, supercellule
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cellule géante 2, record 2, French, cellule%20g%C3%A9ante
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- supercell 3, record 2, French, supercell
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvements ascendant et descendant persistants, singularisés, intenses, coexistant dans un orage en état quasi stationnaire, par opposition à l'état plus habituel où l'on observe une série de cellules nuageuses dont chacune a une durée de vie relativement courte. 1, record 2, French, - supercellule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas d'une cellule géante, les phénomènes orageux sont souvent très violents : fortes rafales de vent, précipitations abondantes, grêle, foudre. 2, record 2, French, - supercellule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les modèles conceptuels, tels que ceux du «supercell» ont été mis au point sur plusieurs années à la suite d'un travail d'analyse et de synthèse considérable sur les données expérimentales, et ils continuent d'être améliorés de la même façon. 3, record 2, French, - supercellule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
supercell : Américanisme que l'on peut traduire par «cellule géante». Il s'agit de phénomènes dynamiques de l'atmosphère qui ont surtout été étudiés dans les plaines centrales des États-Unis où ils sont les plus fréquents. 3, record 2, French, - supercellule
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- supercélula 1, record 2, Spanish, superc%C3%A9lula
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema tormentoso formado por un par de corrientes, una ascendente y otra descendente, persistentes e intensas en un estado casi estacionario, a diferencia del conjunto, más frecuente, de células nubosas, donde cada una de ellas tiene una vida relativamente más breve. 1, record 2, Spanish, - superc%C3%A9lula
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-04-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- horizontal exchange
1, record 3, English, horizontal%20exchange
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A horizontal exchange of air between updraught and environment takes place through entrainment and detrainment. Detrainment transports saturated updraught air into the environment without changing its mass. However in the presence of cloudy mass of fraction a in the environment the entrained air will be a mixture of saturated air and unsaturated air. 1, record 3, English, - horizontal%20exchange
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- échange horizontal
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9change%20horizontal
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans l'atmosphère les profils de température et d'humidité ne dépendent pas seulement des échanges radiatifs, mais également des échanges verticaux de chaleur ou d'humidité dus à des processus physiques complexes (et moins bien connus que le transfert radiatif) tels que la turbulence, la convection, la formation de systèmes nuageux et de précipitations, ainsi qu'à des échanges horizontaux par les mouvements atmosphériques de grande échelle. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9change%20horizontal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-10-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- updraft
1, record 4, English, updraft
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- updraught 2, record 4, English, updraught
correct, Great Britain
- lift 3, record 4, English, lift
see observation, noun
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An upward-rushing air current caused by convection and usually found in the front portion of a heavy-to-violent thunderstorm. 4, record 4, English, - updraft
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "lift" used as a synonym of "updraft" could only be found in bilingual dictionaries and in some cases in reference to flying. 5, record 4, English, - updraft
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
updraft: term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters. 6, record 4, English, - updraft
Record 4, Key term(s)
- uplift
- up-draft
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- courant ascendant
1, record 4, French, courant%20ascendant
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- ascendance 2, record 4, French, ascendance
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courant aérien possédant une composante verticale dirigée de bas en haut. 3, record 4, French, - courant%20ascendant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un courant ascendant est un courant transportant de l'air vers le haut dans la direction verticale au sein de l'atmosphère. Cette notion, en fait, est particulièrement dépendante de l'échelle spatio-temporelle à laquelle la vitesse verticale de l'air est évaluée. 4, record 4, French, - courant%20ascendant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ascendance : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères. 5, record 4, French, - courant%20ascendant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
courant ascendant; ascendance : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes. 6, record 4, French, - courant%20ascendant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- corriente ascendente
1, record 4, Spanish, corriente%20ascendente
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- corriente de aire ascendente 2, record 4, Spanish, corriente%20de%20aire%20ascendente
correct, feminine noun
- ascendencia 3, record 4, Spanish, ascendencia
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corriente de aire, de pequeñas dimensiones, que se mueve hacia arriba. 1, record 4, Spanish, - corriente%20ascendente
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