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Weather

Of or pertaining to the state of the atmosphere and/or the science of monitoring, measuring and interpreting meteorological changes.

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klydonograph

Weather; Meteorology

A device attached to electric power lines for estimating certain electrical characteristics of lightning by means of the figures produced on photographic film by the ...

lenticular cloud

Weather; Meteorology

A cloud species the elements of which have the form of more or less isolated, generally smooth lenses or almonds; the outlines are sharp and sometimes show irisation. These clouds ...

kloof wind

Weather; Meteorology

A cold southwest wind of Simons Bay, South Africa.

Liman Current

Weather; Meteorology

A cold southward flowing current between Sakhalin and the Asian mainland carrying water from the Sea of Okhotsk into the Sea of Japan.

kinematic viscosity

Weather; Meteorology

A coefficient defined as the ratio of the dynamic viscosity of a fluid to its density. The kinematic viscosity of most gases increases with increasing temperature and decreasing ...

land breeze

Weather; Meteorology

A coastal breeze blowing from land to sea, caused by the temperature difference when the sea surface is warmer than the adjacent land. Therefore, it usually blows by night and ...

Köppen classification

Weather; Meteorology

A climatic classification scheme developed by Wladimir Köppen (1846– 1940), a German climatologist. This scheme is based upon annual and monthly means of temperature and ...