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DOME CHALEUR [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-06-02

English

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

A weather phenomenon in which an area experiences stifling heat when a system of high pressure pushes very warm air downward and keeps it trapped as if in a bubble.

French

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

L'expression «dôme de chaleur» est [...] utilisée pour décrire un couvercle qui se forme sur certaines régions lorsqu'un système de haute pression plane dans l'atmosphère, empêchant l'air chaud de s'échapper et le retenant, du même coup, à la surface de la Terre.

Spanish

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

La causa de esta ola es una gran área de alta presión, conocida como "cúpula de calor", que ha desviado temporalmente el flujo típico de la corriente en chorro y ha permitido que el aire caliente de África suba al norte.

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