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Weather

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

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marsh gas

Weather; Meteorology

Colorless, inflammable gas of formula CH 4 ; the simplest hydrocarbon. Methane enters the atmosphere as a result of the anaerobic decay of organic matter in, for example, swamps ...

microlayer

Weather; Meteorology

1. A thin interface between two other layers. 2. The very thin (order of 1 mm) layer of air adjacent to the surface for which molecular transport (conduction, diffusion, ...

microfront

Weather; Meteorology

A sharp horizontal temperature contrast of a few degrees Celsius within a width of tens of centimeters to a few meters along the trailing edge of a thermal plume in the surface ...

microclimatology

Weather; Meteorology

The study of microclimate. It includes the study of profiles of temperature, moisture, and wind in the lowest stratum of air, the effect of the vegetation and of shelterbelts, and ...

microclimate

Weather; Meteorology

The fine climatic structure of the air space that extends from the very surface of the earth to a height where the effects of the immediate character of the underlying surface no ...

microburst

Weather; Meteorology

A downburst that covers an area less than 4 km along a side with peak winds that last 2–5 minutes. Differential velocity across the divergence center is greater than 10 m s −1 . ...