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kinetic theory
Weather; Meteorology
The theory that bulk matter, to outward appearances motionless, is composed of huge numbers of atoms and molecules in rapid and incessant motion. By applying the kinetic theory of gases, relations ...
lag time
Weather; Meteorology
The time between the center of mass of rainfall and the peak of the resulting hydrograph.
lee eddies
Weather; Meteorology
The small irregular motions or eddies produced immediately in the rear of an obstacle in a turbulent fluid. For sufficiently high Reynolds number and for very irregular obstacles, the region of lee ...
levante
Weather; Meteorology
The Spanish and most widely used term for an east or northeast wind occurring along the coast and inland from southern France to the Straits of Gibraltar. It is moderate or fresh (not as strong as ...
K process
Weather; Meteorology
The return propagation of charge along a channel in a cloud in response to the initial breakdown streamer contacting a region of opposite charge. In this context it can be viewed as a small return ...
