Meteorology

Meteorology

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Levanto

Weather; Meteorology

A hot southeasterly wind in the Canary Islands. Compare levante, leste.

Lightning rod

Weather; Meteorology

A grounded metallic conductor with its upper extremity extending above the structure that is to be protected from damage due to lightning. The upper extremity, called the air terminal, should be ...

Living glacier

Weather; Meteorology

A glacier experiencing glacier flow. Expansion or retreat is determined by the balance between mass accretion and mass depletion processes.

Light pillar

Weather; Meteorology

A general term for what is often called a sun pillar, but one that allows for its appearance with such things as street lamps.

Lead

Weather; Meteorology

A long fracture or separation between ice floes wide enough to be navigated by a ship. A lead may be covered by thin ice.

A local wind created by acceleration of the airflow through a gap, constriction, or channel in a mountain range or between ranges. The acceleration can result from a large-scale pressure gradient, or ...