Meteorology

Meteorology

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nodal factors

Weather; Meteorology

Small adjustments to the amplitudes and phases of harmonic tidal constituents to allow for modulations over an approximate 18. 61-year cycle, the period of a nodal tidal cycle.

nocturnal jet

Weather; Meteorology

Usually, a low-level jet that occurs at night.

nocturnal minimum temperature

Weather; Meteorology

Lowest temperature recorded between sunset and sunrise.

nocturnal cooling

Weather; Meteorology

The lowering of temperature during nighttime, due to a net loss of radiant energy. See radiational cooling.

nocturnal boundary layer

Weather; Meteorology

The cool layer of air adjacent to the ground that forms at night. At night under clear skies, radiation to space cools the land surface, which in turn cools the adjacent air through processes of ...

Group of organic compounds containing the carboxylic group -C(O)OH, formed by the oxidation of aldehydes. Acids such as formic, acetic, and pyruvic acids are often found in air masses containing the ...

organic nitrates

Weather; Meteorology

Nitrogen-containing compounds, general formula RONO 2 where R is an alkyl (or organic) group; formed in a minor (2%–30%) channel of the reaction of nitric oxide with the corresponding alkylperoxy ...