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AXIS RIDGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Line (imaginary) in a ridge along which the anticyclonic curvature of the isobars or contours is a maximum.

CONT

An area of high pressure is known as a "ridge." And a ridge axis is an imaginary line through the middle of the high pressure ridge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Dans une crête de haute pression, ligne (imaginaire) le long de laquelle la courbure anticyclonique des isobares ou isohypses à chaque niveau est maximale.

Spanish

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

Línea (imaginaria), a lo largo de una dorsal, en que es máxima la curvatura anticiclónica de las isobaras o de las isohipsas.

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