Agrotermos

Preferred term

sandstorms

Sand and dust storms (SDS) are natural atmospheric events generated in arid and semiarid regions, usually caused by strong near-surface winds associated with thunderstorms and frontal synoptic conditions. During these weather-driven extreme events, large amounts of particles of a broad range of sizes are uplifted from the soil. Sand and dust distinguish the size of the particles involved in SDS – “sand” refers to coarse particles (with diameters of > 60 micrometres (mm)) and “dust” refers to finer particles (with diameters of < 60 mm, including silt and clay).

tempestade

English

Created

2025-11-25T14:59:53

void:inDataset

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Notation

1621d491

sandstorms
Created

2025-11-25T15:17:56

void:inDataset

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Notation

cf4dcbea

sand storms

French

Created

2025-11-25T15:03:51

void:inDataset

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Notation

1621d491

tempête de sable

Spanish

Created

2025-11-25T15:03:51

void:inDataset

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Notation

1621d491

Tormenta de arena

URI

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1621d491

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