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electro-optical particle probe
Weather; Meteorology
Any of a class of instruments for sizing and counting large numbers of individual aerosols or hydrometeors to characterize populations, or also for imaging and classifying the shapes of individual ...
numerical dispersion
Weather; Meteorology
The separation of different Fourier components of a finite-difference approximation into a train of oscillations that travel with different speeds. Numerical dispersion occurs whenever the dispersion ...
contracted nor'easter
Weather; Meteorology
A northeast wind, particularly a strong wind or gale. Two well-known examples are the black northeaster of Australia and New Zealand and the northeast storm of the east coast of North America.
numerical forecasting
Weather; Meteorology
The integration of the governing equations of hydrodynamics by numerical methods subject to specified initial conditions. Numerical approximations are fundamental to almost all dynamical weather ...
numerical integration
Weather; Meteorology
1. The integration of an analytical expression or of discrete or continuous data by approximate numerical methods. These methods usually involve fitting sample curves to successive groupings or sets ...
ozone layer
Weather; Meteorology
1. Same as ozonosphere. 2. Generally, any layer in the atmosphere in which there is a maximum of ozone concentration.
ozonosphere
Weather; Meteorology
A region of the atmosphere from about 15 to 60 km (roughly the extent of the stratosphere) that contains large concentrations of ozone. The ozone concentration peaks at about 10 13 molecules per ...
