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Nucleation
Weather; Meteorology
The process of initiation of a new phase in a cryogenic (liquid) or supersaturated (for solution or steam) environment; the initiation of a phase change of a substance to a lower thermodynamic energy ...
modus ponens
Weather; Meteorology
(Latin for affirmative mode. ) An inference rule that states that if ''A'' is true, and ''A'' implies ''B'', then ''B'' is also true.
Pitot tube
Weather; Meteorology
A pressure anemometer consisting of two concentric tubes that are oriented parallel to the flow. The inner tube is open at the upstream end to sense the total pressure, while the outer tube is closed ...
nitrogen oxides
Weather; Meteorology
Family of compounds in which nitrogen is bound to oxygen. The most abundant is nitrous oxide, formula N 2 O, which is relatively unreactive. Nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) are highly ...
asperatus
Weather; Meteorology
A potential new type of cloud formation that manifests itself as a continuous set of waves in the sky. They are very rare, but they have appeared more frequently in the United Kingdom during the last ...
for the East coast of Kamchatka
Weather; Meteorology
The western part of the Subpolar gyre in the deep (Western) part of the Bering Sea. It flows south along the Kamchatka peninsula at speeds of 0. 2: 0. 3 m − 1. Most of its water leaves the Bering Sea ...
Kamchatka during
Weather; Meteorology
The western part of the Subpolar gyre in the deep (Western) part of the Bering Sea. It flows south along the Kamchatka peninsula at speeds of 0. 2: 0. 3 m − 1. Most of its water leaves the Bering Sea ...
