General weather

General weather

Of or pertaining to weather

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General weather

A semi-permanent, subpolar area of low pressure located in the Gulf of Alaska near the Aleutian Islands. It is a generating area for storms and migratory lows often reach maximum instensity in this ...

frontogenesis

Weather; General weather

The birth or creation of a front. This occurs when two adjacent air masses exhibiting different densities and temperatures are brought together by prevailing winds, creating a front. It could happen ...

reconnaissance (recco) code

Weather; General weather

An aircraft weather reconnaissance code that has come to refer primarily to in-flight tropical weather observations, but actually signifies any detailed weather observation or investigation from an ...

zonal flow

Weather; General weather

The flow of air along a latitudinal component of existing flow, normally from west to east. Contrast with meridional flow.

altimeter

Weather; General weather

An instrument that indicates the altitude (1) of an object with respect to a reference level such as sea level; examples include pressure altimeters and radio altimeters .

frontolysis

Weather; General weather

The destruction or dying of a front where the transition zone is losing its contrasting properties. The opposite of frontogenesis.

red tide

Weather; General weather

A phenomena that occurs near the surface of the sea and is caused by an abnormal growth of dinoflagellates, single-celled plankton. The toxin secreted by the dinoflagellates is capable of killing ...