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contessa del vento
contessa del vento A type of cloud that typically has a rounded base and a bulging upper surface. Sometimes a number of separate discs of this cloud-form extend one above another. Such cloud occurs on the lee side of distinct mountains within an eddy zone. In the case of Mt Etna the cloud is related to a westerly air stream.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "contessa del vento." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "contessa del vento." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-contessadelvento.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "contessa del vento." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-contessadelvento.html |
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contessa del vento
contessa del vento Type of cloud typically with a rounded base and bulging upper surface. Sometimes a number of separate discs of this cloud-form extend one above another. Such cloud occurs on the lee side of distinct mountains within an eddy zone. In the case of Mt. Etna the cloud is related to a westerly air stream.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "contessa del vento." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "contessa del vento." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-contessadelvento.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "contessa del vento." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-contessadelvento.html |
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