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ALTO CUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- altocumulus translucidus
1, record 1, English, altocumulus%20translucidus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Ac tr 2, record 1, English, Ac%20tr
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Weather Forecasting Cloud Chart. ... Altocumulus translucidus: Water and ice clouds. Some precipitation likely within 15 to 20 hours if wind is steady NE to S Other winds bring overcast sky. 3, record 1, English, - altocumulus%20translucidus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Altocumulus translucidus in bands, or one or more layers of Altocumulus translucidus or opacus, progressively invading the sky; these Altocumulus clouds generally thicken as a whole. 4, record 1, English, - altocumulus%20translucidus
Record 1, Key term(s)
- alto-cumulus translucidus
- alto cumulus translucidus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- altocumulus translucidus
1, record 1, French, altocumulus%20translucidus
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Ac tr 2, record 1, French, Ac%20tr
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Altocumulus formés d'éléments dont la couleur - du blanc éclatant au gris sombre - et l'épaisseur sont très diverses d'un cas à l'autre ou même dans une couche déterminée, et qui sont plus ou moins régulièrement disposés et distincts. 3, record 1, French, - altocumulus%20translucidus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
altocumulus translucidus. [...] Dans la définition de ces éléments, c'est le degré de transparence de la couche, variables d'un point à un autre, qui joue le rôle essentiel. Ils laissent apparaître dans les intervalles, soit le bleu du ciel, soit au moins un éclatement plus vif de la couche nuageuse dû à un amincissement. 3, record 1, French, - altocumulus%20translucidus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Description des nuages. [...] Genre : altocumulus. Espèces : floccus, stratiformis, lenticularis, castellanus. Variétés : radiatus, opacus, translucidus, perlucidus, undulatus, lacunosus, duplicatus. Formes : virga, mamma. Générateurs : cumulogenitus, cumulonimbogenitus. 4, record 1, French, - altocumulus%20translucidus
Record 1, Key term(s)
- alto-cumulus translucidus
- alto cumulus translucidus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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