Meteorology

Meteorology

A database of terms pertaining to the scientific study of the atmosphere.

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Meteorology

A sunshine recorder of the type in which the timescale is supplied by the motion of the sun. It consists of two opaque metal semicylinders mounted with their curved surfaces facing each other. Each ...

Kew barometer

Weather; Meteorology

A type of cistern barometer. No adjustment is made for the variation of the level of the mercury in the cistern as pressure changes occur; rather, a uniformly contracting scale is used to determine ...

Liquid-in-metal thermometer

Weather; Meteorology

A thermometer in which the thermally sensitive element is a liquid contained in a metal envelope, frequently in the form of a Bourdon tube. Otherwise, the indicator portion may be liquid-in-glass.

Life zone

Weather; Meteorology

A thermal belt, either of latitude or altitude, in which the plant and animal life is of a distinctive type. The limits of each life zone are mainly fixed by minimum temperatures. The major life ...

Ozone

Weather; Meteorology

A nearly colourless gas, formula O 3 , molecular weight 48, that appears blue in the condensed phase or at high concentration, with a characteristic odour like that of weak chlorine. It is formed in ...

Oxygen band

Weather; Meteorology

Regions of the electromagnetic spectrum in which molecular oxygen, O 2 , absorbs solar radiation but plays an insignificant role in the direct heating of the atmosphere. This band is strong between ...

Oxygen

Weather; Meteorology

(Symbol O. ) An element, atomic number 8, atomic weight 16. 0; molecular oxygen, formula O 2 , molecular weight 32, is the second most abundant species in the atmosphere, with an abundance of ...