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PREVISION QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATIONS [1 record]

Record 1 2023-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

... the quantity (or amount) of precipitation (usually conveyed in millimetres of water) forecast to accumulate at a given location over a specified period of time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Les données satellitales représentent une des sources d'information pour l'estimation (EQP) et la prévision (PQP) quantitatives des précipitations, cette information facilite la prévision des inondations et des crues éclair, ce qui permet d'émettre des alertes rapides concernant les risques d'inondation pour la population.

Key term(s)
  • prévision quantitative de précipitations

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Predicción del total de precipitación.

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