General weather

General weather

Of or pertaining to weather

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General weather

An individual low pressure disturbance, complete with winds, clouds, and precipitation. Examples include thunderstorms, tornadoes, or even tropical cyclones. The name is associated with destructive ...

Climatology

Weather; General weather

The study of climate. It includes climatic data, the analysis of the causes of the differences in climate, and the application of climatic data to the solution of specific design or operational ...

Lapse rate

Weather; General weather

The decrease of an atmospheric variable, usually temperature, with height. A steep lapse rate implies a rapid decrease in temperature with height and is a sign of instability. See absolute ...

Storm prediction centre (SPC)

Weather; General weather

A branch of the National centres for Environmental Prediction, the centre monitors and forecasts severe and non-severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and other hazardous weather phenomena across the ...

Clinometer

Weather; General weather

An instrument used to measure angles of inclination. Used in conjunction with a ceiling light, it determines cloud height at night, based on the angle of a projected light on the clouds, the ...

Latent heat

Weather; General weather

The energy released or absorbed during a change of state. Examples include condensation and sublimation.

Light waves

Weather; General weather

That part of the electromagnetic spectrum that contains visible light. The colors, from longest wave length to shortest, are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet (ROY G. BIV). See ...