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NUAGE CONVECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2002-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Air Transport
DEF

Cumuliform cloud which forms in an atmospheric layer made unstable by heating at the base or cooling at the top.

OBS

convection cloud: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Nuage cumuliforme se formant dans une couche atmosphérique rendue instable par échauffement de sa base.

CONT

Quant aux nuages convectifs, cumulus, cumulonimbus, ils peuvent s'étendre verticalement dans toute l'épaisseur de la troposphère, leur base étant située le plus souvent entre 500 et 1 500 mètres.

OBS

nuage de convection : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

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

Nube cumuliforme formada en una capa atmosférica inestabilizada por calentamiento de la base o por enfriamiento de la cima.

OBS

nube de convección : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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