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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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line of apsides
Weather; Meteorology
In astronomy, the line joining the points where the distance of an orbiting body is greatest and where it is least from the attractive body. The line extends infinitely in both ...
kernel ice
Weather; Meteorology
In aircraft icing, an extreme form of rime ice, that is, very irregular, opaque, and of low density. Kernel ice forms at temperatures of −15°C and lower.
lobe
Weather; Meteorology
In an antenna pattern, a region of local maximum in the emitted intensity. The strongest lobe is in the pointing direction of a directional antenna and is called the main lobe. ...
lightning stroke
Weather; Meteorology
In a cloud-to-ground discharge, a leader plus its subsequent return stroke. In a typical case, a cloud-to-ground discharge is made up of three or four successive lightning ...
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