Meteorology

Meteorology

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marine radar

Weather; Meteorology

Radar of the type used on ships, can be employed to image ocean waves, to determine their directional spectrum, and also to determine ocean currents by their propagation speed. See also Doppler ...

The weather as observed from a ship at sea, usually taken in accordance with procedures specified by the World Meteorological Organization. The following elements are usually included: total cloud ...

marine rainbow

Weather; Meteorology

A rainbow seen in sea spray. It is optically the same as the ordinary rainbow, although the slightly different index of refraction of saltwater results in a shift in the angular radius of the bow, ...

marine barometer

Weather; Meteorology

A mercury barometer designed for use aboard ship. The instrument is of the fixed-cistern type (see Kew barometer). The mercury tube is constructed with a wide bore for its upper portion and with a ...

marine forecast

Weather; Meteorology

A forecast, for a specified oceanic and/or coastal area, of weather elements of particular interest to maritime transportation. These elements include wind, visibility, the general state of the ...

marigram

Weather; Meteorology

1. The record made by a marigraph. 2. Any graphic representation of the rise and fall of tide, with time as abscissa and height as ordinate.

marin

Weather; Meteorology

A warm moist southeast wind from the sea on the French Mediterranean coast and in the Maritime Alps, especially frequent in spring and autumn. In the Rhône delta it blows also from the south. The ...