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PLAFOND NUAGES [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

The lowest height at which a broken or overcast condition exists, or the vertical visibility when an obscured condition such as snow, smoke or fog exists, whichever is the lower.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Couche de nuages la plus basse, limite supérieure de visibilité lorsqu'on est au sol.

OBS

On confond généralement les termes «plafond» et «hauteur de plafond».

Spanish

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