parte delantera/trasera del ciclón

English translation: leading edge/trailing edge

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Spanish term or phrase:parte delantera/trasera del ciclón
English translation:leading edge/trailing edge
Entered by: Kain

23:13 May 29, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography
Spanish term or phrase: parte delantera/trasera del ciclón
http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/procivy/colores/adicional.htm

Parece referirse a cuando se acera o aleja el huracán de una zona en particular. Busco terminología similar "oficial", porque las conjeturas que hemos realizado no las hemos podido respaldar con fuentes fiables.
Kain
Local time: 22:08
leading edge/tail end
Explanation:
Here are a couple of examples talking about hurricanes:

After-storm thoughts - Hurricane Gloria | National Review | Find ...For some reason not explained, the tail end of the hurricane simply gave up, the full force husbanded by the leading edge. It was over. ...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_v37/ai_4022573 - 40k - Cached - Similar pages

CNN.com - Transcripts... that it looks likely that the tail end of hurricane Frances has been way more vicious than the leading edge. Yesterday, when the leading edge came in, ...
transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0409/05/se.07.html - 80k - Cached - Similar pag


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Note added at 17 mins (2008-05-29 23:31:17 GMT)
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and a few more references to the use of this terminology to describe storms:

djburnette.com | Storm Chase: 5 May 2007... proceeded cautiously north monitoring the tail-end of the storm we were on ... a backbuilding storm that collided with the leading edge of other storms ...
www.djburnette.com/chasing/2007/5may/5may.html - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

2003 Chase SummariesJULY 5: Sat – Day 4 – Elsmere, NE “Tail End Charlie” Severe - One of my all time .... flared updraft silhouette of the storm's leading edge off to our WSW. ...
www.stormeffects.com/2003_chase_accounts2.htm - 42k - Cached - Similar pages

Storms Observed This YearWe could see the resulting light show as a veritable rampart of pulsating glows from ENE through SSE, new storms forming at the tail end of the line as ...
www.stormeyes.org/MT/ - 117k - Cached - Similar pages

Atlantic storm hits Puerto Rico - BBC weather - March 22, 2008 - Topix22 Mar 2008 ... The storm developed from the tail end of a cold front which ... A cold front is the name given to the leading edge of a cold and dry air ...
www.topix.com/world/puerto-rico/2008/03/atlantic-storm-hits... - 44k - Cached - Similar pages

1999 Chase DaysStrong outflow winds were noted as a large gustnado formed along the leading edge of the shelf right in front of us. This line of storms was much more ...
www.targetarea.net/var99.html - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
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Lynda Tharratt
Local time: 00:08
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leading edge/tail end


Explanation:
Here are a couple of examples talking about hurricanes:

After-storm thoughts - Hurricane Gloria | National Review | Find ...For some reason not explained, the tail end of the hurricane simply gave up, the full force husbanded by the leading edge. It was over. ...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_v37/ai_4022573 - 40k - Cached - Similar pages

CNN.com - Transcripts... that it looks likely that the tail end of hurricane Frances has been way more vicious than the leading edge. Yesterday, when the leading edge came in, ...
transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0409/05/se.07.html - 80k - Cached - Similar pag


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Note added at 17 mins (2008-05-29 23:31:17 GMT)
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and a few more references to the use of this terminology to describe storms:

djburnette.com | Storm Chase: 5 May 2007... proceeded cautiously north monitoring the tail-end of the storm we were on ... a backbuilding storm that collided with the leading edge of other storms ...
www.djburnette.com/chasing/2007/5may/5may.html - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

2003 Chase SummariesJULY 5: Sat – Day 4 – Elsmere, NE “Tail End Charlie” Severe - One of my all time .... flared updraft silhouette of the storm's leading edge off to our WSW. ...
www.stormeffects.com/2003_chase_accounts2.htm - 42k - Cached - Similar pages

Storms Observed This YearWe could see the resulting light show as a veritable rampart of pulsating glows from ENE through SSE, new storms forming at the tail end of the line as ...
www.stormeyes.org/MT/ - 117k - Cached - Similar pages

Atlantic storm hits Puerto Rico - BBC weather - March 22, 2008 - Topix22 Mar 2008 ... The storm developed from the tail end of a cold front which ... A cold front is the name given to the leading edge of a cold and dry air ...
www.topix.com/world/puerto-rico/2008/03/atlantic-storm-hits... - 44k - Cached - Similar pages

1999 Chase DaysStrong outflow winds were noted as a large gustnado formed along the leading edge of the shelf right in front of us. This line of storms was much more ...
www.targetarea.net/var99.html - 16k - Cached - Similar pages


Lynda Tharratt
Local time: 00:08
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Feuerlein
2 mins
  -> thanks Robert!

agree  Bubo Coroman (X)
34 mins
  -> thanks Deborah!

agree  Daniel Parra: leading edge/trailing edge
6 hrs
  -> like your suggestion too, Daniel, thanks!

agree  Carol Gullidge
9 hrs
  -> thanks Carol!

agree  andres-larsen
17 hrs
  -> thanks Andres!
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