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Mean sea level trends
Weather; Meteorology
Changes of mean sea level at a site over long periods of time, typically decades, also called secular changes. Global changes due to the increased volume of ocean water are called eustatic changes; ...
Mean lower low water
Weather; Meteorology
A tidal datum; the average of the lower of the two low water heights of each tidal day observed over the U. S. National Tidal Datum Epoch.
Mean daily minimum temperature for a month
Weather; Meteorology
Mean of the daily minimum temperatures observed during a specific calendar month, either for a specific year or over a specific period of years.
Mean daily temperature
Weather; Meteorology
Mean of the temperatures observed at 24 equidistant times in the course of a continuous 24-hour period (normally the mean solar day from midnight to midnight according to the zonal time of the ...
Mean chart
Weather; Meteorology
Any chart on which isopleths of the mean value of a given meteorological element are drawn. Compare normal chart.
Mean daily maximum temperature for a month
Weather; Meteorology
Mean of the daily maximum temperatures observed during a specific calendar month, either for a specific year or over a specific period of years.
Mean annual range of temperature
Weather; Meteorology
The difference between the mean temperatures of the warmest and coldest months of the year.
