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NUAGE FOHN [1 record]

Record 1 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Cloud form associated with the foehn, generally of the lenticularis species formed in the lee wave parallel to a mountain ridge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Forme de nuage associée au foehn, généralement des nuages de l'espèce lenticularis, se formant dans l'onde sous le vent parallèlement à une crête montagneuse.

Key term(s)
  • nuage de föhn

Spanish

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

Nube asociada con el foehn.

OBS

En general se trata de nubes de la especie lenticularis, que aparecen en la onda a sotavento de una cadena montañosa.

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