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

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mean low water springs

Weather; Meteorology

A tidal datum; the average spring low water level, averaged over a sufficiently long period.

mean lower low water

Weather; Meteorology

A tidal datum; the average of the lower of the two low water heights of each tidal day observed over the U. S. National Tidal Datum Epoch.

mean daily minimum temperature for a month

Weather; Meteorology

Mean of the daily minimum temperatures observed during a specific calendar month, either for a specific year or over a specific period of years.

mean daily temperature

Weather; Meteorology

Mean of the temperatures observed at 24 equidistant times in the course of a continuous 24-hour period (normally the mean solar day from midnight to midnight according to the zonal time of the ...

mean chart

Weather; Meteorology

Any chart on which isopleths of the mean value of a given meteorological element are drawn. Compare normal chart.

mean daily maximum temperature for a month

Weather; Meteorology

Mean of the daily maximum temperatures observed during a specific calendar month, either for a specific year or over a specific period of years.

mean annual range of temperature

Weather; Meteorology

The difference between the mean temperatures of the warmest and coldest months of the year.

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