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Record 1 2007-06-20

English

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

Fog, generally caused by local conditions, which extends over a small area some hundreds of metres across.

CONT

Fog banks becoming fog patches today.

OBS

Fog bank [is,] generally, a fairly well-defined mass of fog observed in the distance, most commonly at sea, [over a lake, or along coastal areas].

OBS

This does not apply to patches of shallow ground fog which usually occur over land at night or early in the morning.

OBS

In the jargon of bush pilots, the term "clag" is used to describe patchy fog, cloud, or drizzle in generally calm conditions.

PHR

Disappear behind, drive into, encounter, enter, flying directly towards, report, run into, turn back towards a fog bank.

Key term(s)
  • fogbank

French

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

Brouillard, généralement dû aux conditions locales, qui s'étend sur une faible superficie d'une largeur de quelques centaines de mètres.

CONT

[Le] banc de brouillard [est un] brouillard d'une étendue locale bien délimitée que l'on peut observer à distance, la plupart du temps en mer.

OBS

II ne faut pas confondre les bancs de brouillard avec les nappes de brouillard au sol qui se forment à l'intérieur des terres pendant la nuit ou aux petites heures du matin.

PHR

Arriver dans un, entrer dans un, rencontrer un, sortir du banc de brouillard.

Spanish

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

Niebla, generalmente de origen local, que cubre una zona pequeña de unos cientos de metros de anchura.

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