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NUEE ARDENTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nuée ardente
1, record 1, English, nu%C3%A9e%20ardente
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Pelean cloud 1, record 1, English, Pelean%20cloud
correct
- glowing cloud 1, record 1, English, glowing%20cloud
correct
- hot cloud 2, record 1, English, hot%20cloud
- glowing ash 3, record 1, English, glowing%20ash
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A turbulent, rapidly flowing and sometimes incandescent gaseous cloud erupted from a volcano and containing ash and other pyroclastics in its lower part. 1, record 1, English, - nu%C3%A9e%20ardente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ravines are excavated also on some cones during eruptive episodes by the erosive action of block flows and glowing avalanches which originate as glowing ashes. 3, record 1, English, - nu%C3%A9e%20ardente
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nuée ardente
1, record 1, French, nu%C3%A9e%20ardente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] suspension extrêmement mobile de matériaux solides [...] incandescents. 2, record 1, French, - nu%C3%A9e%20ardente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] ce fut simplement un nuage chargé de cendres et de ponces portées à une température excessive [...] La nuée ardente roulait sur le sol à une vitesse de 540 km/h, et elle se développait presque aussi vite en hauteur qu'en longueur. 3, record 1, French, - nu%C3%A9e%20ardente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Trop pesante pour pouvoir s'élever, cette suspension dévale [...] les pentes du volcan, détruisant tout sur son parcours. 2, record 1, French, - nu%C3%A9e%20ardente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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