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EAU PRECIPITABLE [3 records]

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Record 1 2004-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Index indicating the initiation of convective cloud.

OBS

THI = [150.0 - sfc/100 - 2(T850 + T700 + T500]) - 100PW700, where sfc is the surface elevation of the station in m; T850, T700 and T500, the 850, 700 and 500 hPa temperatures in °C; and PW700, the precipitable water in cm between the surface and the 700 hPa level. The more negative the index, the greater the probability of convective precipitation.

Key term(s)
  • temperature humidity index
  • temperature moisture index

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Indice qui indique le déclenchement des nuages convectifs.

OBS

THI=[150, 0-sfc/100-2(T850 + T700 + T500])-100PW700, où sfc est l'altitude de la station en m; T850, T700 et T500, les températures en °C à 850, 700 et 500 hPa; et PW700, l'eau précipitable en cm entre la surface et le niveau 700 hPa. Plus l'indice est négatif, plus grand est le risque de précipitation convective.

Key term(s)
  • indice de température humidité

Spanish

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

Índice que señala el comienzo de una nube convectiva.

OBS

ITH = [150,0 - sfc/100 - 2 (T850 + T700 + T500]) - 100 PW700, donde sfc es la altura de la estación en m; T850, T700 y T500 son las temperaturas en grados C a 850, 700 y 500 hPa; y PW700 es el agua precipitable en cm entre la superficie y el nivel de 700 hPa. Cuanto más negativo es el índice, mayor es el riesgo de precipitación convectiva.

Key term(s)
  • índice de temperatura humedad
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Record 2 2004-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

Amount of water which would be obtained if all the water vapour contained in a column of the atmosphere was condensed and precipitated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Quantité d’eau, exprimée en hauteur d’eau ou en masse, qui pourrait être obtenue si toute la vapeur d’eau contenue dans une colonne d’air atmosphérique déterminée de section de base unitaire était condensée et précipitée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
DEF

Cantidad de agua, expresada como altura o masa, que se obtendría si todo el vapor de agua contenido en una columna específica de la atmósfera, de sección transversal horizontal unitaria, se condensase y precipitase.

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Record 3 1985-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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