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Langmuir probe
Weather; Meteorology
A probe used to measure the electron temperature of ionised plasmas. Langmuir probes mounted on spacecraft are often used to measure the electron temperature of the earth's ionosphere.
Kirchhoff vortex
Weather; Meteorology
An idealised vortex in an unbounded fluid with uniform vorticity inside an elliptical patch and zero vorticity outside. For an ellipse with semiaxes a and b and vorticity ω in its interior, it ...
Jump model
Weather; Meteorology
An idealisation for the atmospheric boundary layer that assumes uniform (well mixed) values with height within the boundary layer, capped by a discontinuity (or jump) at the top of the boundary ...
Lax–Wendroff differencing scheme
Weather; Meteorology
An explicit numerical approximation to the time evolution of fluid flows that is constructed through Taylor expansions to yield second-order truncation error using only two consecutive time levels. ...
Knowledge-based system
Weather; Meteorology
An expert system. Those who prefer the term "expert system" emphasise the necessity of encapsulating the human expert's knowledge and way of utilising that knowledge. Advocates of "knowledge-based ...
Kurihara grid
Weather; Meteorology
A specific finite difference grid discretization designed to cover the entire globe with nearly uniform spacing.
Jimsphere
Weather; Meteorology
A spherical balloon made of metallized polyester film. It uses a valve to produce a fixed overpressure during ascent. The balloon contains surface protuberances to maintain turbulent flow throughout ...
