Meteorology

Meteorology

A database of terms pertaining to the scientific study of the atmosphere.

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layers

Weather; Meteorology

Any of a number of altitude regions found in the atmosphere, each of which can be characterized by unique physical or chemical properties. These layers can exist as the result of chemistry or ...

groundwater storage

Weather; Meteorology

The estimated amount of water stored in the saturated zone and the estimated amount of recoverable water stored in the unsaturated zone of an aquifer.

pulse volume

Weather; Meteorology

The volume in space within which are located the scatterers that contribute to the radar echo arriving at the receiver at a particular instant. Individual scatterers within the pulse volume ...

fuzzy variable

Weather; Meteorology

In fuzzy logic, a quantity that can take on linguistic rather than precise numerical values. For example, a fuzzy variable, temperature, might have values such as "high," "medium," and "low. "

surface velocity

Weather; Meteorology

Fluid velocity at or very near the fluid surface.

A zone of high pressure, which represents over Siberia in winter and this is particularly evident in the Middle cards of pressure at sea level. Its administrative center is near Lake Baikal, where ...

earth thermometer

Weather; Meteorology

A thermometer used to measure the temperature of the soil. Two forms of the mercury-in-glass thermometer are used for this purpose. For measurement at small depths, a thermometer with a right-angle ...