Meteorology

Meteorology

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

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Conimeter

Weather; Meteorology

An instrument for determining the dust content of a sample of air. One form of the instrument consists of a tapered metal tube through which a sample of air is drawn and allowed to impinge upon a ...

Konimeter

Weather; Meteorology

An instrument for determining the dust content of a sample of air. One form of the instrument consists of a tapered metal tube through which a sample of air is drawn and allowed to impinge upon a ...

Koniscope

Weather; Meteorology

An instrument that indicates the presence of dust particles in the atmosphere.

Coniology

Weather; Meteorology

The scientific study of atmospheric dust and other suspended impurities, such as germs and pollen.

Koniology

Weather; Meteorology

The scientific study of atmospheric dust and other suspended impurities, such as germs and pollen.

Kanat

Weather; Meteorology

A mildly sloping tunnel, with the upper end below the water table of an alluvial aquifer, that is used to collect and transmit water to a lower-elevation surface outlet.

The separation of electric charges accompanying the aerodynamic breakup of water drops, first studied systematically by the German physicist P. Lenard (1892). Experiments have shown that the degree ...