Meteorology

Meteorology

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Kuo–Eliassen equation

Weather; Meteorology

A diagnostic equation, based on thermal wind balance, with a solution consisting of meridional cell circulations that are forced by eddy fluxes of heat and momentum and by diabatic processes.

Laser radar

Weather; Meteorology

A device that operates on radar principles but that uses a laser as its source of transmitted light-frequency (ultraviolet, visible, or infrared) energy, instead of radio-frequency sources. See ...

Jet axis

Weather; Meteorology

The axis of maximum wind speed in a jet stream.

Jet stream axis

Weather; Meteorology

The axis of maximum wind speed in a jet stream.

A pressure trough formed on the lee side of a mountain range in situations where the wind is blowing with a substantial component across the mountain ridge; often seen on United States weather maps ...