General weather

General weather

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pressure altimeter

Weather; General weather

An aneroid barometer calibrated to indicate altitude in feet instead of unit of pressure. It read accurately only in a standard atmosphere and when the correct altimeter setting is used.

wave(s)

Weather; General weather

In general, any pattern with some roughly identifiable periodicity in time and/or space. It is also considered as a disturbance that moves through or over the surface of the medium with speed ...

earthquake

Weather; General weather

A sudden, transient motion or trembling of the earth's crust, resulting from the waves in the earth caused by faulting of the rocks or by volcanic activity.

When an external pressure is applied to any confined fluid at rest, the pressure is increased at every point in the fluid by the amount of external pressure applied. It means that the pressure of the ...

vertical visibility

Weather; General weather

The distance an observer can see vertically into an undefined ceiling, or the height corresponding to the top of a ceiling light projector beam, or the height at which a ceiling balloon disappears ...

fair

Weather; General weather

This is a subjective description. Considered as pleasant weather conditions with regard to the time of year and the physical location.

pressure altitude

Weather; General weather

The altitude in standard atmosphere at which a given pressure will be observed. It is the indicated altitude of a pressure altimeter at an altitude setting of 29.92 inches of mercury, and is ...