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Record 1 2004-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Cold, squally south to southwest wind over the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay.

OBS

It is often accompanied by squalls, thunderstorms, and a sudden drop of temperature. The pampero seco is rainless; the pampero sucio brings a duststorm.

OBS

[It is] the South American counterpart of a norther.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Vent froid à grains, de sud à sud-ouest, sur les pampas de l'Argentine et de l'Uruguay.

OBS

Il se produit au passage d'un front froid, particulièrement d'avril à novembre.

Spanish

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

En las pampas de Argentina y Uruguay, viento frío y racheado de sur a suroeste.

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