Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
islote pluviométrico
English translation:
rainfall pocket
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Sheila Hardie
May 28, 2006 16:31
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
passion des mots
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
islote pluviométrico
Spanish to English
Science
Metrology
El agua abunda y con ella la vegetación. Y eso es así porque en algunas zonas del Parque Natural, como por ejemplo los valles orientados hacia el oeste, los niveles de precipitación pueden llegar a superar los 1500 mm anuales, mientras que en las llanuras cercanas a las sierras, apenas sobrepasan los 600 mm.
Nos encontramos, pues, ante lo que los climatólogos califican como “islote pluviométrico”.
I'm not sure of the exact technical term for this in English. Could I say 'precipitation zone' or something similar?
Many thanks in advance for any ideas!
Sheila
Nos encontramos, pues, ante lo que los climatólogos califican como “islote pluviométrico”.
I'm not sure of the exact technical term for this in English. Could I say 'precipitation zone' or something similar?
Many thanks in advance for any ideas!
Sheila
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | rainfall pocket |
Lia Fail (X)
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| 1 | zone of maximum precipitation |
Grzegorz Gryc
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rainfall pocket
Hi Sheila
What about a 'rainfall pocket'? As in:
Pastoral Districts: Rainfall over the Pastoral districts was generally average to below average. There was an ***isolated pocket of very much below average rainfall in the eastern half of the Northeast district. Several centers recorded single day rainfall totals, due to localized thunderstorm activity, which increased their total monthly amounts to above average. Rainfall totals over 10 mm were confined to ***isolated pockets in the Northwest district. ...
Agricultural Districts: Rainfall totals over the Agricultural districts were generally below average. There were ***isolated pockets of very much below average totals over the Western Agricultural and the Lower and Upper North districts.
elft - Past MSc Graduations
GA de Raat, 1999, Rainfall pockets in seepage zones Neerslaglenzen in kwelgebieden. MT Blokland, 1999, Pumping test analysis in relation to heterogeneity of ...
www.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=50e40a94-07c2-4ccc-a3e9-8... - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
EXTRACTS FROM THE PRESS
The crop stand, too, is excellent in most areas, barring a handful of deficient rainfall pockets, notably in interior Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and ...
www.tropmet.res.in/~kolli/MOL/Monsoon/year2003/cuttings/ind... - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
August rainfall above average over SA - Bureau of Meteorology ...
There were several small pockets of average rainfall totals recorded over ... An isolated pocket of below average rainfall was confined to a small area in ...
www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/sa/20030901.sht... - 17k - Cached - Similar pages
September rainfall below average over South Australia's ...
There was an isolated pocket of very much below average rainfall in the eastern half ... Rainfall totals over 10 mm were confined to isolated pockets in the ...
www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/sa/20021001.sht... - 17k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.bom.gov.au ]
[PDF] Prediction of monsoon rainfall with a nested grid mesoscale ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
rainfall pocket is indicated over Orissa. On 5th. August when the system intensified into a deep. depression and moved northwestward the meso- ...
www.ias.ac.in/epsci/dec2003/Esb1483.pdf - Similar pages
FEWS NET Region/Country Center
The 2002-03 growing season was plagued with erratic rainfall. The rainy season got off to a late start, with the few pockets of drought first observed in ...
www.fews.net/centers/innerSections.aspx?f=bf&m=1000755&page... - 44k - Cached - Similar pages
FEWS NET Weather Hazards
rainfall. Pockets of dryness have developed in the crop areas of Botswana and South Africa, with several locations recording under 50% of ...
www.fews.net/Weather/index.aspx?pageID=weatherDoc&g=1000102 - 22k -
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-05-28 22:16:53 GMT)
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In reply to Gregorz:
Thanks for agree, and the only thing I wdn't be sure about is that orographic might refer to rainfall according to heights above sea level, whereas Sheila's case is orientation NSEW
What about a 'rainfall pocket'? As in:
Pastoral Districts: Rainfall over the Pastoral districts was generally average to below average. There was an ***isolated pocket of very much below average rainfall in the eastern half of the Northeast district. Several centers recorded single day rainfall totals, due to localized thunderstorm activity, which increased their total monthly amounts to above average. Rainfall totals over 10 mm were confined to ***isolated pockets in the Northwest district. ...
Agricultural Districts: Rainfall totals over the Agricultural districts were generally below average. There were ***isolated pockets of very much below average totals over the Western Agricultural and the Lower and Upper North districts.
elft - Past MSc Graduations
GA de Raat, 1999, Rainfall pockets in seepage zones Neerslaglenzen in kwelgebieden. MT Blokland, 1999, Pumping test analysis in relation to heterogeneity of ...
www.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=50e40a94-07c2-4ccc-a3e9-8... - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
EXTRACTS FROM THE PRESS
The crop stand, too, is excellent in most areas, barring a handful of deficient rainfall pockets, notably in interior Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and ...
www.tropmet.res.in/~kolli/MOL/Monsoon/year2003/cuttings/ind... - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
August rainfall above average over SA - Bureau of Meteorology ...
There were several small pockets of average rainfall totals recorded over ... An isolated pocket of below average rainfall was confined to a small area in ...
www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/sa/20030901.sht... - 17k - Cached - Similar pages
September rainfall below average over South Australia's ...
There was an isolated pocket of very much below average rainfall in the eastern half ... Rainfall totals over 10 mm were confined to isolated pockets in the ...
www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/sa/20021001.sht... - 17k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.bom.gov.au ]
[PDF] Prediction of monsoon rainfall with a nested grid mesoscale ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
rainfall pocket is indicated over Orissa. On 5th. August when the system intensified into a deep. depression and moved northwestward the meso- ...
www.ias.ac.in/epsci/dec2003/Esb1483.pdf - Similar pages
FEWS NET Region/Country Center
The 2002-03 growing season was plagued with erratic rainfall. The rainy season got off to a late start, with the few pockets of drought first observed in ...
www.fews.net/centers/innerSections.aspx?f=bf&m=1000755&page... - 44k - Cached - Similar pages
FEWS NET Weather Hazards
rainfall. Pockets of dryness have developed in the crop areas of Botswana and South Africa, with several locations recording under 50% of ...
www.fews.net/Weather/index.aspx?pageID=weatherDoc&g=1000102 - 22k -
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-05-28 22:16:53 GMT)
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In reply to Gregorz:
Thanks for agree, and the only thing I wdn't be sure about is that orographic might refer to rainfall according to heights above sea level, whereas Sheila's case is orientation NSEW
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Comment: "Thanks to both of you for your answers and comments! They were of great help.
Sheila"
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Grzegorz Gryc
Works in field
Biting the hand that feeds bad CATs
Native in: Polish
Works in: French to Polish, English to Polish, Catalan to Polish, and 2 more.
zone of maximum precipitation
In reply to Lia :)
You almost always have a predominant wind direction.
The predominant wind direction (Est?) combined with the slope orientation (Est) may create drastically different microclimates in some mountain zones.
The Sheila's case seems to be a typical precipitation inversion model.
http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=precipi...
Your translation (rainfall pocket) is right but I'm just guessing about the mecanism :-)
Cheers
GG
You almost always have a predominant wind direction.
The predominant wind direction (Est?) combined with the slope orientation (Est) may create drastically different microclimates in some mountain zones.
The Sheila's case seems to be a typical precipitation inversion model.
http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=precipi...
Your translation (rainfall pocket) is right but I'm just guessing about the mecanism :-)
Cheers
GG
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