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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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neutral equilibrium
Weather; Meteorology
A condition of a system for which a small perturbation of a parcel of the system causes it to neither depart from its new position nor return to its previous one.
neutral atmosphere
Weather; Meteorology
Term used in an ionospheric context to describe the nonionized component of the atmosphere.
net radiometer
Weather; Meteorology
A radiometer designed to measure the difference in irradiance coming from two opposing hemispheric fields of view. Typically, this instrument would be used to measure the ...
nephelometer
Weather; Meteorology
1. General name for instruments that measure, at more than one angle, the scattering function of particles suspended in a medium. Information obtained from such instruments may be ...
net solar radiation
Weather; Meteorology
The difference between the solar radiation fluxes directed downward and upward; net flux of solar radiation.
net terrestrial radiation
Weather; Meteorology
The net flux density of terrestrial radiation. This is the difference between upwelling and downwelling longwave flux density, which may be referenced to any specified altitude, ...
network
Weather; Meteorology
System of small and mottled areas of enhanced brightness in the solar chromosphere. Their size varies from 5 to 20 arc-seconds. These features evolve from the plage areas and, ...
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