Meteorology

Meteorology

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

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Observation well

Weather; Meteorology

A well drilled into an aquifer for the purpose of obtaining water level, water temperature, or water quality data.

In U. S. Weather observing practice, one of a class of atmospheric phenomena, other than the weather class of phenomena, that may reduce horizontal visibility at the earth's surface. Obstructions to ...

Obstacle flow signature

Weather; Meteorology

The Doppler velocity signature of middle-altitude flow around the strong updraft region of a severe thunderstorm. The signature indicates stronger flow around the edges of the updraft region and ...

Observing systems simulation experiment (OSSE)

Weather; Meteorology

An experiment in which a model is assumed to represent the exact behaviour of the physical system (the atmosphere) of interest. The model results are then sampled in a fashion to mimic some real or ...

Ocean station

Weather; Meteorology

As defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, a specifically located area of ocean surface, roughly square, and 200 nautical miles on a side. An ocean station vessel on patrol is said ...

Ocean mixing

Weather; Meteorology

Any process or series of processes by which parcels of ocean water with different properties are brought into intimate small-scale contact, so that molecular diffusion erases the differences between ...

Oceanography

Weather; Meteorology

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