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lee cyclogenesis
Weather; Meteorology
The synoptic-scale development of an atmospheric cyclonic circulation on the downwind side of a mountain range. The “lee” side is relative to the mean background airflow. Weak development can occur ...
mixing-length theory
Weather; Meteorology
A method of describing the movement of trace species on the turbulent or subgrid scale. The theory relates the fluxes of the trace species to the gradient of the mean quantities via the eddy ...
K theory
Weather; Meteorology
A method of describing the movement of trace species on the turbulent or subgrid scale. The theory relates the fluxes of the trace species to the gradient of the mean quantities via the eddy ...
mechanical equivalent of heat
Weather; Meteorology
The amount of mechanical work necessary to raise the temperature of a given mass of water by 1 degree Celsius. In modern usage it is the heat capacity of water, which at room temperature is 4186 ...
Joule's constant
Weather; Meteorology
The amount of mechanical work necessary to raise the temperature of a given mass of water by 1 degree Celsius. In modern usage it is the heat capacity of water, which at room temperature is 4186 ...
material coordinates
Weather; Meteorology
1. A system of coordinates by which fluid parcels are identified for all time by assigning them coordinates that do not vary with time. Examples of such coordinates are 1) the values of any ...
Lagrangian coordinates
Weather; Meteorology
1. A system of coordinates by which fluid parcels are identified for all time by assigning them coordinates that do not vary with time. Examples of such coordinates are 1) the values of any ...
