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AUTAN BLANC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- autan blanc
1, record 1, English, autan%20blanc
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The autan blanc brings fine dry weather, cold in winter, hot in summer, as a result of the downslope motion imposed by the Pyrenees and southern Cevennes. It occurs with an anticyclone centered near Denmark or moving northeastward from the Azores. It lasts for two to four days in winter, but may persist for more than a week in summer, bringing severe drought and desiccating the vegetation; in Catalonia (northeastern Spain) a similar wind is called the outo. 2, record 1, English, - autan%20blanc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Autan blanc [is] more frequent and of longer duration than [autan noir] (1 week). Anticyclone over northwestern Europe and depression over Iberian Peninsula. Generally fair weather. 3, record 1, English, - autan%20blanc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are two types of autan : "autan blanc" and "autan noir." 4, record 1, English, - autan%20blanc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
autan: (Also called altanus.) A strong southeast wind in south-central France, especially in Gascony and the upper Garonne River. 2, record 1, English, - autan%20blanc
Record 1, Key term(s)
- autan white
- white autan
- white autan wind
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- autan blanc
1, record 1, French, autan%20blanc
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vent d'autan blanc 2, record 1, French, vent%20d%27autan%20blanc
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent chaud, sec et assez persistant (il peut durer jusqu'à une semaine) qui se manifeste principalement en été et est associé à une dépression située dans le golfe de Gascogne. 3, record 1, French, - autan%20blanc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'autan blanc apporte du temps beau et sec, froid en hiver, chaud en été comme résultat du mouvement de descente des Pyrénées et des Cévennes du Sud. En Catalogne, i.e. dans l'Espagne du Nord-Est, un vent semblable est appelé outo. 4, record 1, French, - autan%20blanc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce type de vent est fréquemment responsable d'accidents d'échaudage sur les céréales. 3, record 1, French, - autan%20blanc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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