Meteorology

Meteorology

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

Contributors in Meteorology

Meteorology

Substance capable of causing oxidation of, for example, an atmospheric species. The most common oxidant in the troposphere is ozone, which can be detected by its reaction with potassium iodide (KI). ...

Overshooting top

Weather; Meteorology

A domelike protrusion above a cumulonimbus anvil, representing the intrusion of an updraft through its equilibrium level (level of neutral buoyancy). It is usually a transient feature because the ...

Surface flow

Weather; Meteorology

Water flowing over the ground surface toward a stream channel or water body. Upon reaching the channel or water body, it is called surface runoff.

Output signal

Weather; Meteorology

The quantity that is delivered by an instrument or a component of an instrument; used in contradistinction to the input.

Ozonesonde

Weather; Meteorology

A radiosonde equipped with an instrument to measure the atmospheric concentration of ozone (O 3 ).

Ozone shield

Weather; Meteorology

Popular expression, referring to the fact that the strong absorption of ultraviolet light by stratospheric ozone limits the amount of dangerous radiation reaching the earth's surface.

Ozone isopleth plot

Weather; Meteorology

A plot in which contours of tropospheric ozone are plotted as a function of the active nitrogen mixing ratio versus total hydrocarbon mixing ratio. Regions where ozone production is limited by the ...