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CB CAL [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Universal entry(ies)
Cb cal
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cal
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[A] cumulonimbus [cloud] in which ... some protuberances of the upper part are beginning to lose their cumuliform outlines ...

Key term(s)
  • cumulo-nimbus calvus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Cb cal
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cal
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DEF

[Nuage] cumulonimbus dans lequel [...] quelques protubérances de sa région supérieure ont commencé à perdre leurs contours cumuliformes [...]

Key term(s)
  • cumulo-nimbus calvus

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Cb cal
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cal
correct, symbol
DEF

[Nube] cumulonimbus en que algunas [...] de las protuberancias de su parte superior comienzan a perder su aspecto cumuliforme [...]

Key term(s)
  • cumulo-nimbus calvus
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