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FORMATION NUAGEUSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-04

English

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

A particular configuration of clouds in the sky.

OBS

Not to be confused with "cloud form, cloud arrangement" or other meanings of "cloud formation".

French

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

Si la masse d'air est stable, les nuages, auxquels un puissant soulèvement en bloc donne naissance, sont des nuages en couche : Nimbostratus, Altostratus, ou en voile : Cirrostratus. On explique ainsi les formations nuageuses orographiques qui peuvent demeurer plusieurs jours «accrochées» au relief, donnant fréquemment des précipitations importantes, génératrices d'inondations dans la plaine.

OBS

À ne pas confondre avec «forme des nuages» ou «arrangement de nuages».

Spanish

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