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max-wind topography
Weather; Meteorology
The topography of the surface of maximum wind speed. The contours of maximum-wind height form one of the sets of lines on an analyzed maximum- wind and shear chart. See maximum-wind level.
maximum-wind topography
Weather; Meteorology
The topography of the surface of maximum wind speed. The contours of maximum-wind height form one of the sets of lines on an analyzed maximum- wind and shear chart. See maximum-wind level.
mean
Weather; Meteorology
An arithmetic average. Types can include mean over an ensemble of experimental realizations, mean over a time period, mean along a line such as a road or flight path, mean in an area such as a farm ...
max-wind level
Weather; Meteorology
The height at which the maximum wind speed occurs, typically within the jet stream, determined in a winds-aloft observation. See maximum-wind and shear chart.
maximum-wind and shear chart
Weather; Meteorology
A synoptic chart on which are plotted the altitudes of the maximum wind speed, the maximum wind velocity (wind direction optional), plus the velocity of the wind at mandatory levels both above and ...
max-wind and shear chart
Weather; Meteorology
A synoptic chart on which are plotted the altitudes of the maximum wind speed, the maximum wind velocity (wind direction optional), plus the velocity of the wind at mandatory levels both above and ...
maximum unambiguous velocity
Weather; Meteorology
The maximum range of radial velocity that can be observed without ambiguity by a Doppler radar, sodar, or lidar. Velocities outside this interval are folded into the interval. For a pulsed radar or ...
