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condensation trail
Sinônimos - Inglês
adiabatic trail vapor trail
Definição1
Cloud which forms in the wake of an aircraft when the air at flight level is sufficiently cold and moist.
Fonte1
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. International Meteorological vocabulary. 2nd ed. Geneva, 1992. (WMO, n.182). Disponível em: < https://library.wmo.int/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=220#.XeauGOhKiUk >. Acesso em: 03 ago. 2021.
Definição2
A cloudlike streamer frequently observed to form behind aircraft flying in clear, cold, humid air.
Fonte2
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. Glossary of meteorology. [S.l., última modificação 05 oct. 2015]. Disponível em: < http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Main_Page >. Acesso em: 03 ago. 2021.
Fonte3
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. Manual on codes: international codes: volume I.1: annex II to the WMO technical regulations: parte A: annex II to the WMO technical regulations. Geneva, 2011. (WMO, n.306).
Nota Adicional1
Condensation trails may persist and encourage the formation of a layer of cirrus clouds.
Nota Adicional2
Acronym in English: CONTRAIL.
Contexto
The total cloud cover shall not include the amount resulting from rapidly dissipating condensation trails.
Subárea
Aeronautical Meteorology
Related Term
dissipation trail
Français
traînée de condensation