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STABLE AIR MASS [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Air mass having static stability in its lower layers; it is free from convection, has a low degree of turbulence and may have stratiform clouds or fog or no clouds.

CONT

Vertical mixing is a function of atmospheric stability. A stable airmass is characterized by poor vertical mixing; an unstable airmass is characterized by good vertical mixing.

Key term(s)
  • stable air-mass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Masse d'air ayant la stabilité hydrostatique dans ses couches inférieures.

OBS

Elle est dénuée de convection; elle a un faible degré de turbulence, et peut avoir des nuages stratiformes ou du brouillard, ou pas de nuages.

Spanish

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

Masa de aire que tiene estabilidad estática en las capas inferiores: no hay convección, la turbulencia es débil y hay nubes estratiformes, nieblas o cielo despejado.

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