Meteorology

Meteorology

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meridional cell

Weather; Meteorology

A very large-scale convection circulation in the atmosphere or ocean that takes place in a meridional plane, with northward and southward currents in opposite branches of the cell, and upward and ...

meridional

Weather; Meteorology

In meteorology, a flow, average, or functional variation taken in a direction that is parallel to a line of longitude; along a meridian; northerly or southerly; as opposed to zonal.

meridian

Weather; Meteorology

The great circle on the earth that passes through the North Pole, the point in question, and the South Pole. Meridians intersect the equator at right angles.

maximum unambiguous range

Weather; Meteorology

The maximum range from which a transmitted radar, lidar, or sodar pulse can be reflected and received before the next pulse is transmitted. This range, ''r'' max, is given by ''r'' max = ...

maximum temperature

Weather; Meteorology

The highest temperature reported for a given location during a given period.

maximum thermometer

Weather; Meteorology

A thermometer so designed that it registers the maximum temperature attained during an interval of time. The liquid-in-glass type of maximum thermometer has a bore that is constricted between the ...

maximum entropy method

Weather; Meteorology

A method used to estimate power spectra that contain very sharp peaks. Under the assumption that such peaks can be approximated analytically by singularities, the power spectrum is written as a ...