Meteorology

Meteorology

A database of terms pertaining to the scientific study of the atmosphere.

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Meteorology

A strong southwest wind on the southern shore of the Gulf of Aden, especially at Berbera, Somaliland, during the southwest monsoon. It sets in at about 10 local time and continues until about noon ...

labbé

Weather; Meteorology

A moderate to strong southwest wind in Provence (southeastern France), mild, humid, and very cloudy or rainy. On the coast it raises a rough sea. It is not frequent, occurring only in March. In the ...

Krakatoa winds

Weather; Meteorology

A layer of easterly winds over the Tropics at an altitude of about 18–24 km. This layer tops the midtropospheric westerlies (the antitrades), is at least 6 km deep, and is based at about 2 km above ...

kossava

Weather; Meteorology

A cold, very squally wind, descending from the east or southeast in the region of the Danube “Iron Gate” through the Carpathians, continuing westward over Belgrade, thence spreading northward to the ...

karif

Weather; Meteorology

joran

Weather; Meteorology

A wind blowing from the Jura Mountains in Switzerland from the northwest toward Lake Geneva. It is cold and snowy and may be very turbulent, especially in spring.

juran

Weather; Meteorology

A wind blowing from the Jura Mountains in Switzerland from the northwest toward Lake Geneva. It is cold and snowy and may be very turbulent, especially in spring.