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dôme froid [1 record]

Record 1 2022-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

A dome-shaped mass of cold air, bounded laterally and above by a frontal surface, which occurs mainly in the rear of a depression.

Key term(s)
  • cold-air dome

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Masse d'air froid en forme de dôme, limitée latéralement et au-dessus par une surface frontale, qui s'établit principalement à l'arrière d'une dépression.

CONT

[...] le foehn glissera simplement au-dessus du dôme d'air froid, l'air doux du foehn étant moins dense que l'air froid en fond de vallée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Masa de aire frío en forma de cúpula, que aparece usualmente en la parte posterior de una depresión, limitada lateralmente y en su parte superior por una superficie frontal.

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