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Ostria
Weather; Meteorology
A warm southerly wind on the Bulgarian coast; it is considered a precursor of bad weather. See austru; compare lodos.
Outflow jet
Weather; Meteorology
Nocturnal cold-air jet flowing out of the mouth of a valley or canyon as it opens onto a plain. When the flow is fully developed, its depth near the exit is about the same as the height of the valley ...
Outgoing longwave radiation
Weather; Meteorology
The radiative character of energy radiated from the warmer earth to cooler space, often derived from window channel measurements from satellites in polar orbit.
Outlet glacier
Weather; Meteorology
A valley glacier that drains an ice sheet or ice cap and flows through a gap in peripheral mountains.
Outflow boundary
Weather; Meteorology
A surface boundary formed by the horizontal spreading of thunderstorm-cooled air. Outflow boundaries may intersect with each other or with other features (fronts, low-level jets) and act to focus new ...
Outer atmosphere
Weather; Meteorology
Very generally, the atmosphere at a great distance from the earth's surface; possibly best used as an approximate synonym for exosphere.