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sandstorm
- Fonte1
- WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. Guide to meteorological instruments and methods of observation. Geneva, 2012. (WMO, n.8).
- Nota adicional1
- Acronym in English: SS
- Contexto
- Other meteorological phenomena to be identified include widespread dust in suspension in the air, dust or sand raised by wind, a duststorm and sand‑storm caused by turbulent winds raising large quantities of dust or sand into the air and reducing visibility severely, dust whirls or sand whirls and, occasionally, funnel clouds.
- If human observers, or the usual instrumentation are available, observation of present weather events and phenomena such as rime, surface ice, fog, dust and sand storms, funnel clouds and thunder and lightning can be valuable, especially those with practical implications for the efficiency or safety of urban activities, e.g. transport. If archiving facilities are available, the images provided by web cameras can provide very helpful evidence of clouds, short-term changes in cloud associated with fronts, fog banks that ebb and flow, low cloud that rises and falls, and the arrival of dust and sand storm fronts.
- Subárea1
- Aeronautical Meteorology
- Related Term
- storm
- Português
- tempestade de areia