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General weather

Of or pertaining to weather

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Photosphere

Weather; General weather

The intensely bright portion of the sun visible to the unaided eye; the "surface" of the sun. Reaching temperatures estimated at about 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit, it is the portion of the sun's ...

Visual flight rules (VFR)

Weather; General weather

Refers to the general weather conditions pilots can expect at the surface. VFR criteria means a ceiling greater than 3,000 feet and greater than 5 miles visibility. Contrast with MVFR and IFR.

Ecology

Weather; General weather

The study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment.

United states weather bureau

Weather; General weather

The official name of the National Weather Service prior to 1970.

Oceanography

Weather; General weather

The study of the ocean, embracing and integrating all knowledge pertaining to the ocean's physical boundaries, the chemistry and physics of sea water, and marine biology.

The intercommunicating body of salt water occupying the depressions of the earth's surface, or one of its major primary subdivisions, bounded by the continents, or the equator, and other imaginary ...