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local establishment

Weather; Meteorology

An old term for the interval of time at a particular location, between the transit (upper or lower) of the moon and the next semidiurnal high water. This varies slightly during a ...

loo

Weather; Meteorology

A hot wind from the west in India.

Kolmogorov's similarity hypotheses

Weather; Meteorology

Statements of the factors determining the transfer and dissipation of kinetic energy at the high wavenumber end of the spectrum of turbulence. Kolmogorov considers the large ...

kona cyclone

Weather; Meteorology

A slow-moving, extensive cyclone that forms in subtropical latitudes during the winter season. See kona.

kona storm

Weather; Meteorology

A slow-moving, extensive cyclone that forms in subtropical latitudes during the winter season. See kona.

lunitidal interval

Weather; Meteorology

An old term for the interval of time at a particular location, between the transit (upper or lower) of the moon and the next semidiurnal high water. This varies slightly during a ...

littoral current

Weather; Meteorology

The resultant current produced by waves being deflected at an angle by the shore. In this case the current runs roughly parallel to the shoreline. The longshore current is capable ...