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waterspout

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 05.06.2023

Meanings

pöörlevat veesammast tekitav õhukeeris (tromb), mis liigub keeristormina veekogu kohal

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 734829 Last modified 03.05.2024
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Domain air trafficmeteorology
vesipüks
waterspout
  • pöörlevat veesammast tekitav õhukeeris
  • in general, a tornado occurring over water
  • specifically, ... a small, relatively weak rotating column of air over water beneath a Cb or towering cumulus cloud
Good to know
  • Valdkond ICAO lisade põhjal loodud klassifikaatori järgi: Lennumeteoroloogia
Good to know
  • Waterspouts are less intense and smaller than tornadoes; a waterspout rarely lasts more than 30 minutes, is only 10 meters in diameter and approximately 100 meters deep.
vesipüks
WTSPT abbreviation
waterspout
WTSPT abbreviation
trombe marine

Limnoloogia sõnastik

ID 616461 Last modified 15.05.2024
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Domain meteorology
waterspout preferred
  • vee kohal tekkinud õhukeeris
  • phenomenon similar in formation to a tornado, but with the funnel forming over an ocean or occasionally over an inland lake emerges from the base of cumulonimbus clouds, frequently clouds that have been swept off an adjacent land area
  • tornado que se forma por encima de la superficie del agua; se caracteriza por su tendencia a disiparse al llegar a la orilla
  • trombe au-dessus d'une surface d'eau; elle a tendance à se dissiper lorsqu'elle atteint le rivage
vesipüks
waterspout preferred
water-spout
tromba marina
trombe marine
Wasserhose

Meteoroloogia ja klimatoloogia terminibaas

ID 522583 Last modified 04.11.2023
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Domain atmosphere - climatology - meteorology - magnetosphere

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