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Arid

Weather; General weather

A term used for an extremely dry climate. The degree to which a climate lacks effective, life-promoting moisture. It is considered the opposite of humid when speaking of climates.

Growing season

Weather; General weather

Considered the period of the year during which the temperature of cultivated vegetation remains sufficiently high enough to allow plant growth. Usually considered the time period between the last ...

Satellite

Weather; General weather

A manufactured object that orbits a celestial body, either in a geostationary or a polar manner. Some of the information that is gathered by weather satellites, such as GOES9, includes upper air ...

Automated surface observing system (ASOS)

This system is a collection of automated weather instruments that collect data. It performs surface based observations from places that do not have a human observer, or that do not have an observer ...

Gulf stream

Weather; General weather

The warm, well-defined, swift, relatively narrow ocean current which exists off the east coast of the United States, beginning near Cape Hatteras. The term also applies to the oceanic system of ...

Arctic jet

Weather; General weather

The jet stream that is situated high in the stratosphere in and around the Arctic or Antarctic Circles. It marks the boundary of polar and arctic air masses.

Greenhouse effect

Weather; General weather

The overall warming of the earth's lower atmosphere. It occurs when carbon dioxide and water vapor, which initially permit the sun's rays to heat the earth, then trap the heat near the earth's ...