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MOAZAGOTL [2 records]

Record 1 2004-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A stationary bank of cirriform cloud marking the upper portion of the system of lenticular clouds formed in the lee wave produced by flow across the Sudeten Mountains ...

OBS

[It is] a type of foehn cloud.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Banc stationnaire de nuages cirriformes indiquant la partie supérieure d'un système de nuages lenticulaires formés dans l'onde sous le vent du flux au-dessus des Sudètes [...]

OBS

C'est un type de nuage de foehn.

Spanish

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

Banco estacionario de nubes cirriformes que indica la parte superior del sistema de nubes lenticulares formado a sotavento por el flujo sobre las montañas Sudetes [...]

OBS

[...] tipo de nube de foehn.

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Record 2 1995-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A strong wind blowing across a mountain crest, responsible for the formation of the Moazagotl cloud.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Vent fort soufflant sur une crête de montagne et qui entraîne la formation de nuages de type Moazagotl.

Spanish

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

Viento fuerte que sopla sobre una cadena de montañas y que origina la formación de nubes de tipo Moazagotl.

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