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local establishment
Weather; Meteorology
An old term for the interval of time at a particular location, between the transit (upper or lower) of the moon and the next semidiurnal high water. This varies slightly during a spring-neap tidal ...
Kolmogorov's similarity hypotheses
Weather; Meteorology
Statements of the factors determining the transfer and dissipation of kinetic energy at the high wavenumber end of the spectrum of turbulence. Kolmogorov considers the large anisotropic eddies as the ...
kona cyclone
Weather; Meteorology
A slow-moving, extensive cyclone that forms in subtropical latitudes during the winter season. See kona.
kona storm
Weather; Meteorology
A slow-moving, extensive cyclone that forms in subtropical latitudes during the winter season. See kona.
lunitidal interval
Weather; Meteorology
An old term for the interval of time at a particular location, between the transit (upper or lower) of the moon and the next semidiurnal high water. This varies slightly during a spring-neap tidal ...
littoral current
Weather; Meteorology
The resultant current produced by waves being deflected at an angle by the shore. In this case the current runs roughly parallel to the shoreline. The longshore current is capable of carrying a ...
