Meteorology

Meteorology

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Liberator

Weather; Meteorology

A name sometimes given the west wind through the Straits of Gibraltar.

Lull

Weather; Meteorology

A momentary decrease in the speed of the wind.

Lagrangian airshed models

Weather; Meteorology

A model designed to follow one parcel of air along its trajectory through the atmosphere. In the model, the air parcel undergoes chemical change, as well as being impacted by dilution and the ...

Aura

Weather; Meteorology

A regular valley wind at Lake Garda in Italy. See also suer.

Orbit

Weather; Meteorology

The path that a satellite follows in its motion through space relative to the attracting body.

Orbit number

Weather; Meteorology

A particular circular path beginning at the satellite's ascending node. The orbit number from launch to the first ascending node is designated as zero.

Orbital elements

Weather; Meteorology

A collection of quantities that, together, describe the size, shape, and orientation of an orbit. The classical orbital elements include the semimajor axis, eccentricity, inclination, argument of ...