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TRANSFORMATION AIRMASS [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Modification, by physical or dynamical processes, of the properties of an air mass such that they become those of a different air mass.

CONT

The summer Arctic boundary layer, with its small diurnal cycle and absence of topography, will be ideal for studying turbulent transport and the interaction between turbulence and atmospheric gravity waves. ... the long advection over a homogeneous surface allows a study of airmass transformation from marine to arctic conditions.

Key term(s)
  • transformation of an airmass
  • transformation of an air-mass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Modification, par des processus physiques ou dynamiques, des propriétés d'une masse d'air jusqu'à lui conférer les propriétés caractéristiques d'une autre masse d'air.

Spanish

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

Modificación de las características de una masa de aire producida por procesos físicos o dinámicos que le confieren propiedades de otro tipo de masa de aire.

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