General weather

General weather

Of or pertaining to weather

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General weather

Introduced to the body by overexposure to high temperatures, particularly when accompanied by high humidity. The body has difficulty in cooling the body. Signs of heat exhaustion include a general ...

sea level pressure

Weather; General weather

The atmospheric pressure at mean sea level, usually determined from the observed station pressure.

baroclinity

Weather; General weather

The state of stratification in a fluid in which surfaces of constant pressure intersect surfaces of constant density. An example is a baroclinic pattern.

heat index

Weather; General weather

The combination of air temperature and humidity that gives a description of how the temperature feels. This is not the actual air temperature. For an example, check out the heat index chart.

rain shadow

Weather; General weather

Also referred to as a precipitation shadow, it is the region on the lee side of a mountain or similar barrier where the precipitation is less than on the windward side. For example, the relatively ...

yellow snow

Weather; General weather

Snow that is given golden, or yellow, appearance by the presence of pine or cypress pollen in it.

albedo

Weather; General weather

The percent of reflectivity of wavelengths of an object's surface. This varies according to the texture, color, and expanse of the object's surface. Surfaces with high albedo include sand and snow, ...