Meteorology

Meteorology

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

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Meteorology

A quasiperiodic oscillation of the near-equatorial troposphere, most noticeable in the zonal wind component in the boundary layer and in the upper troposphere, particularly over the Indian Ocean and ...

macroclimatology

Weather; Meteorology

The study of macroclimate.

M meter

Weather; Meteorology

Name applied to a class of instruments that measure the liquid water content of the atmosphere. See capillary collector.

Mach number

Weather; Meteorology

A dimensionless number, the ratio of a characteristic velocity in a fluid to the speed of sound in that fluid.

M component

Weather; Meteorology

In a lightning discharge, an increase in channel luminosity accompanied by a rapid electric field variation, itself called an M electric field change. The M components occur when the channel is ...

Nimbus

Weather; Meteorology

An experimental series of meteorological satellites, launched between August 1964 and October 1978. Nimbus 1 was the first sun-synchronous, three-axis stabilized meteorological satellite. Nimbus ...

Next Generation Weather Radar program (NEXRAD)

Weather; Meteorology

1. A joint program of the U. S. Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Transportation during the 1980s and 1990s to develop and deploy a network of operational Doppler weather radars. 2. The popular ...