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

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Kalman–Bucy filter

Weather; Meteorology

A four-dimensional data assimilation method that provides an estimate of the model state by evolving explicitly the error covariance of the state estimate. Variants of the Kalman ...

line of sight path

Weather; Meteorology

An unimpeded path between two points in the atmosphere determined by the trajectory of a ray between them. Sometimes synonymous with optical path, a term that may, however, be a ...

line of sight

Weather; Meteorology

An unimpeded path between two points in the atmosphere determined by the trajectory of a ray between them. Sometimes synonymous with optical path, a term that may, however, be a ...

lenticularis

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 ...

leader streamer

Weather; Meteorology

The electric discharge that initiates each return stroke in a cloud- to-ground lightning discharge. It is a channel of high ionization that propagates through the air by virtue of ...

leader

Weather; Meteorology

The electric discharge that initiates each return stroke in a cloud- to-ground lightning discharge. It is a channel of high ionization that propagates through the air by virtue of ...

lacunaris

Weather; Meteorology

A cloud variety characterized more by the appearance of the spaces between the cloud elements than by the elements themselves. The gaps are generally rounded and often have ...