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Layer of no motion
Weather; Meteorology
A layer, assumed to be at rest, at some depth in the ocean. This implies that the isobaric surfaces within the layer are level, and hence they may be used as reference surfaces for the computation of ...
Laminar sublayer
Weather; Meteorology
A layer in which the fluid undergoes smooth, nonturbulent flow. It is found between any surface and a turbulent layer above. See laminar boundary layer, laminar flow.
Lambert's law
Weather; Meteorology
A law governing the angular dependence of emitted or reflected radiation from an idealised surface. The radiation emitted from or reflected by a surface obeying Lambert's law is unpolarized and has a ...
Light amplification by stimulated emission of radi
Weather; Meteorology
A device that produces a narrow beam of electromagnetic energy by recirculating an internal beam many times through an amplifying medium, each time adding a small amount of energy to the ...
Low-level jet stream
Weather; Meteorology
A jet stream that is typically found in the lower 2–3 km of the troposphere. At night, sometimes called a nocturnal jet. Examples are the African jet and the Somali jet.
Low-level jet (LLJ)
Weather; Meteorology
A jet stream that is typically found in the lower 2–3 km of the troposphere. At night, sometimes called a nocturnal jet. Examples are the African jet and the Somali jet.
Karaburan
Weather; Meteorology
A violent northeast wind of Central Asia occurring during spring and summer. It resembles the white buran of winter but, instead of snow, it carries clouds of dust that darken the sky.
