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BRIGHT BAND [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Meteorology
DEF

Characteristic enhanced radar echo, from the layer of a precipitating cloud in the vicinity of the melting level, due to the high reflection of radio energy by ice crystals and snowflakes in the initial stage of melting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Météorologie
DEF

Renforcement caractéristique de l'écho radar, provenant de la couche du nuage précipitant voisine du niveau de fusion, dû à la forte réflectivité des cristaux de glace et des flocons de neige dans la phase initiale de leur fonte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Meteorología
DEF

Eco radar reforzado característico procedente de la capa nubosa que precipita cerca del nivel de fusión, debido a la alta reflectividad de la energía radioeléctrica que poseen los cristales de hielo y los copos de nieve en la fase inicial de su fusión.

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