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COLD AIR FUNNEL [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-03-17

English

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

A funnel cloud ... that can develop from a small shower or thunderstorm when the air aloft is unusually cold.

CONT

Cold-air funnels typically do not reach the ground (funnel cloud), but when they do reach the ground as tornadoes, they are much less violent than the other types.

Key term(s)
  • cold air funnel
  • cold core funnel
  • cold air funnel cloud

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Nuage en entonnoir [...] qui peut se former à partir d'une averse ou d'un orage peu intense lorsque l'air en altitude est anormalement froid.

CONT

En règle générale, les tubas d'air froid ne touchent pas le sol (nuage en entonnoir). S'ils le font toutefois, ils constituent une forme de tornade beaucoup moins violente que les autres catégories.

Spanish

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