Meteorology

Meteorology

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Outer layer

Weather; Meteorology

For flow over a hill, the top layer in the boundary layer that accelerates relative to its upstream value due to the Bernoulli effect.

Outer vortex

Weather; Meteorology

The outermost region of a tropical cyclone, encompassing all of the region affected by the storm outside its eyewall.

Lafond's tables

Weather; Meteorology

A set of tables and associated information for correcting reversing thermometers and computing dynamic height anomalies, compiled by E. C. Lafond (1951).

Lodos

Weather; Meteorology

A southerly wind on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria.

Junk wind

Weather; Meteorology

A south or southeast monsoon wind, favourable for the sailing of junks. The wind is known in Thailand, China, and Japan.

A type of cooling-power anemometer based upon the principle that the time constant of a thermometer is a function of its ventilation. The form developed in the early nineteenth century consisted of a ...