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TUBA ETAGE INFERIEUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-level tuba
1, record 1, English, low%2Dlevel%20tuba
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low-level pendant cloud 1, record 1, English, low%2Dlevel%20pendant%20cloud
proposal
- low-level pendant 2, record 1, English, low%2Dlevel%20pendant
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The tornado and severe weather associated storm produce a recognizable radar echo structural organization resulting from an intense moist updraft. Some of these considerations are: ... A low-level pendant exists generally perpendicular to the storm motion and beneath the echo overhang, or a bounded weak echo region (BWER) exists. This pendant may be absent in low precipitation supercells. 2, record 1, English, - low%2Dlevel%20tuba
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"tuba": Cloud column or inverted cloud cone, protruding from a cloud base; it is a cloudy manifestation of a more or less intense vortex. This supplementary cloud feature occurs with Cumulonimbus and, less often, with Cumulus. 3, record 1, English, - low%2Dlevel%20tuba
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See also "funnel cloud", "funnel column" and "low-level cloud". 1, record 1, English, - low%2Dlevel%20tuba
Record 1, Key term(s)
- low-level pendent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tuba de basse altitude
1, record 1, French, tuba%20de%20basse%20altitude
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tuba de l'étage inférieur 1, record 1, French, tuba%20de%20l%27%C3%A9tage%20inf%C3%A9rieur
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«tuba» : colonne ou cône nuageux en rotation rapide qui se développe de la base du nuage vers la surface, c'est la partie visible d'une tornade ou d'une trombe. 2, record 1, French, - tuba%20de%20basse%20altitude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«tuba» : Colonne nuageuse ou cône nuageux renversé en forme d'entonnoir, sortant de la base d'un nuage; c'est une manifestation nuageuse d'un tourbillon de vent plus ou moins intense. Cette particularité supplémentaire se présente avec les Cumulonimbus et, plus rarement, avec les Cumulus. 3, record 1, French, - tuba%20de%20basse%20altitude
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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