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CLASIFICACION NUBES [2 records]

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Record 1 1999-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
DEF

Main characteristic, mutually exclusive forms of clouds, constituting the basis of the cloud classification included in the International Cloud Atlas.

OBS

Genera: Cirrus (Ci), Cirrocumulus (Cc), Cirrostratus (Cs), Altocumulus (Ac), Altostratus (As), Nimbostratus (Ns), Stratocumulus (Sc), Stratus (St), Cumulus (Cu), Cumulonimbus (Cb).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
DEF

Formes caractéristiques principales des nuages, qui s'excluent mutuellement et constituent la base de la classification des nuages présentée dans l'Atlas international des nuages.

OBS

Genres : Cirrus (Ci), Cirrocumulus (Cc), Cirrostratus (Cs), Altocumulus (Ac), Altostratus (As), Nimbostratus (Ns), Stratocumulus (Sc), Stratus (St), Cumulus (Cu), Cumulonimbus (Cb).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
DEF

Formas características principales de las nubes que se excluyen mutuamente y en las que se funda la clasificación de las nubes, incluida en el Atlas Internacional de Nubes, de 1956.

OBS

Géneros: Cirrus (Ci), Cirrocumulus (Cc), Cirrostratus (Cs), Altocumulus (Ac), Altostratus (As), Nimbostratus (Ns), Stratocumulus (Sc), Stratus (St), Cumulus (Cu), Cumulonimbus (Cb).

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Record 2 1999-03-16

English

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

Cloud classification. System of distinguishing and grouping clouds according to one or more of the following criteria: appearance, height, process of formation, particulate composition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Pour s'y reconnaître dans ces genres de nuages et leurs appellations, distinguons parmi tous les aspects variés des nuages trois formes fondamentales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
OBS

Clasificación de las nubes. Sistema para distinguir y agrupar las nubes según uno o más de los siguientes criterios : aspecto, altura habitual, mecanismo de formación, composición de las partículas.

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