Meteorology

Meteorology

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

Contributors in Meteorology

Meteorology

The adjustment of observed precipitation in a storm by the ratio of the estimated probable maximum precipitable water over the basin under study to the actual precipitable water calculated for the ...

Monthly record

Weather; Meteorology

Form on which meteorological observations are recorded daily to produce a monthly summary.

Monthly maximum temperature

Weather; Meteorology

Highest temperature recorded during a particular calendar month in a specified year.

Monthly climatological summary

Weather; Meteorology

A climatological summary issued on a monthly basis containing data for the month for a single station or an area.

Monsoon surge

Weather; Meteorology

The temporary extension of deep monsoon flow into a region not normally dominated by persistent monsoon flow. This temporary extension or surge may last from a few days to three weeks. These surges ...

Mean lifetime, lifetime

Weather; Meteorology

The average time during which anything can be said to reside within a specified region or to exist unchanged; for example, the mean life of a chemical species in the atmosphere, the mean life of a ...

Mean solar day

Weather; Meteorology

The interval of time between two successive meridional transits of the "mean sun," an imaginary point moving with such constant angular velocity along the celestial equator as to complete one annual ...